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Toby Keith getting record deal
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:18 pm
Does anyone have a link of Toby in his early days discussing how he got signed. He discusses how he was passed up for a record contract with his demo tape that eventually had several top ten records.
I’ve seen it in the past, but can’t find it now. TIA.
I’ve seen it in the past, but can’t find it now. TIA.
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Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:23 pm to sparkinator
For a second there I thought you meant he was going Tupac and they were making a deal for his posthumous works.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:25 pm to teke184
Or a bad joke
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:27 pm to teke184
It is a damn good story of persevering while facing obscurity. I just can’t find it right now.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:30 pm to sparkinator
I'm sure he would have rather just been a cowboy.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:32 pm to teke184
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For a second there I thought you meant he was going Tupac and they were making a deal for his posthumous works.
The Zappa family did it too. Some of my favorite Zappa was shite he released posthumously that his family thought was great but Frank wasn't in love with it.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:32 pm to sparkinator
He had several songs on a demo before he was signed and was turned down by record labels. Several of those songs became top ten hits after they were released. It was a great story, and would like to share it but I can’t find it now.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:07 pm to sparkinator
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:11 pm to sparkinator
“Put a boot in their arse, it’s the American way”
Pure poetry.
Pure poetry.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:15 pm to sparkinator
He had a record deal where the label owned his music but was shelving his songs wanting him to sing other writers’ songs. They had a certain image they wanted him to fill.
He believed in his stuff enough to buy himself out of the deal, buy back his music rights and cut a new record. The rest is history.
He believed in his stuff enough to buy himself out of the deal, buy back his music rights and cut a new record. The rest is history.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:29 pm to sparkinator
Go to the 3:15 mark to hear how capital records turned him down. The whole interview is good talking about how he got his start.
Toby Keith Interview
Toby Keith Interview
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:45 pm to sparkinator
After rejection a flight attendant friend gave a demo tape to a record exec on a flight and the rest was history
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:58 pm to sparkinator
Some more nostalgia about Toby:
Travis J Davidson
@TravisSkol
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I had no idea Toby Keith gave Taylor Swift her start.
I don’t know what to do with this information.
2 minute clip of young Taylor (she looked great back then)
x News music clip of Taylor LINK
And she has yet to come out and say anything about Toby’s death. Probably an ungrateful bitch since he was a true patriot and she’s not.
Travis J Davidson
@TravisSkol
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55m
I had no idea Toby Keith gave Taylor Swift her start.
I don’t know what to do with this information.
2 minute clip of young Taylor (she looked great back then)
x News music clip of Taylor LINK
And she has yet to come out and say anything about Toby’s death. Probably an ungrateful bitch since he was a true patriot and she’s not.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:21 pm to OK Roughneck
Thanks OK. That’s exactly what I was as looking for.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:25 pm to OU Guy
Lol, back when Taylor sang with a bit of country twang. She sure left her country roots in the dust.
Is there any reason she would be mad at Toby Keith because he was her first recording deal? When did that dude she hates buy her catalog?
Is there any reason she would be mad at Toby Keith because he was her first recording deal? When did that dude she hates buy her catalog?
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:52 pm to PoppaD
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Lol, back when Taylor sang with a bit of country twang. She sure left her country roots in the dust. Is there any reason she would be mad at Toby Keith because he was her first recording deal? When did that dude she hates buy her catalog?
"You're in the room with him and you can feel it. There's a power there, and you're just like ‘Oh my God,'" Swift told Nashville's WSMV. "I don't think I'll ever get to a point where I won't see him and be like, ‘Oh my God, that’s Toby Keith!'"
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:20 pm to OU Guy
Toby Keith was asked to perform with Garth Brooks and he said not with that woke son of a bitch.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:23 pm to OK Roughneck
Thanks OK. That’s what I’m looking for. There is an earlier enter view that is more explicit from that era.
He is an an era entertainer. Garth could’ve been, but will be eclipsed by Toby in the future. Even at Toby’s early death.
I’m not a big Toby fan, I just recognize talent and fortitude for the future.
I saw him play years ago and enjoyed his show. More than that, I enjoyed what else he contributed to our society.
He is an an era entertainer. Garth could’ve been, but will be eclipsed by Toby in the future. Even at Toby’s early death.
I’m not a big Toby fan, I just recognize talent and fortitude for the future.
I saw him play years ago and enjoyed his show. More than that, I enjoyed what else he contributed to our society.
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:24 pm to dchog
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Toby Keith was asked to perform with Garth Brooks and he said not with that woke son of a bitch.
1990’s Toby was the best. Post 9/11 Toby was cringe
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:30 pm to PoppaD
Tobby Keith helped her get on with Big Machine records. Scott Borchetta ran Big Machine records. Taylor swift is furious at Borchetta for selling Big Machine records to Scooter Braun (dude that basically created Bieber mania).
IDK what her current opinion of Toby Keith is.
Also of note is that Scott Swift made millions off the sale of Big Machine records (something like 10 or 15 million).
Basically Taylor is furious at Borchetta who made her what she is today. She wouldn't be here with Big Machine, but she has 99%of women in America eating out of her hand and buying her version of events.
IDK what her current opinion of Toby Keith is.
Also of note is that Scott Swift made millions off the sale of Big Machine records (something like 10 or 15 million).
Basically Taylor is furious at Borchetta who made her what she is today. She wouldn't be here with Big Machine, but she has 99%of women in America eating out of her hand and buying her version of events.
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