10 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Toby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His repertoire includes conversational humor, barroom songs and military themes, represented by I Love This Bar, As Good As I Once Was and American Soldier. Keith often wrote with collaborators including Scotty Emerick, Bobby Pinson and Rivers Rutherford, and established the Show Dog Nashville record label.
Toby Keith - Songwriters Hall of Fame biography
Oklahoma background, early work and performing, 1993 breakthrough, named repertoire, songwriting collaborators and Show Dog Nashville. This is the institution's archived 2015 induction biography; rolling career totals and present-tense claims are not reused. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Toby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His...
View background statusToby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His...
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Source year-end #91Toby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His...
View background statusToby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His...
View background statusThe track was inspired by Keith's admiration for U.S. military personnel.
View background statusThe track was inspired by Keith's experiences in various bars across America.
View background statusKeith wrote the song about aging and maintaining one's vitality.
View background statusKeith wrote the song about his journey in the country music industry.
View background statusThe song was inspired by the story of a rebellious preacher's daughter.
View background statusToby Keith was an Oklahoma singer and songwriter who worked in oil fields and played country-rock in local venues before reaching a wider audience. Should've Been a Cowboy introduced his recording career in 1993. His...
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.