Toby Keith is a renowned country singer recently celebrated with an icon award at the People\u2019s Choice Country Awards.The singer announced that he had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. He revealed that he had spent six months undergoing chemoradiation and surgery. Keith let his fans know that he needed to take time to \u201cbreathe\u201d and looked forward to spending time with his family.<\/p>\n
During this time, he has had the support of his family and wife, Tricia Lucus. The couple met before Keith became the country sensation he is today.After graduating high school, Keith had a job as an oil field worker, where he earned $50,000 a year. He still did his best to pursue his music career by performing at local clubs with his band \u201cEasy Money.\u201d<\/p>\n
At one of the clubs, he met his wife. She was 19 and Keith 20, but Lucus loved his confidence. The two dated for three years before tying the knot in 1984. Things were not easy, the oil industry was shitting down, and Keith had to put all his eggs into his music career.<\/p>\n
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