Considered a traditionalist in the country music genre, Toby Keith has graced some of the world’s biggest stages. A living legend and an inspiration to upcoming artists, Keith has no less than 20 albums to his credit with massive sales recorded worldwide.
He has since ventured into other fields aside from music, including the world of business. One spectacular thing about the singer-songwriter, producer, and actor is his unique value for his family. He has been married to one woman since 1984 and during this time, his fame and fortune have grown in leaps and bounds.
Toby Keith Lost His Father in an Accident
The Oklahoma native was born Toby Keith Covel on July 8, 1961, as the second of three children. Growing up, Toby’s family moved around a lot before finally settling in Moore, Oklahoma. Keith was exposed to music quite early as he was gifted his first guitar at age eight and learned to play various instruments at a young age.
Aside from being the father of a music legend, Hubert Keith had no other claim to fame. What he did for a living was never known but his family moved around a lot while Toby and his siblings were growing up. They lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas when Keith was in grade school before relocating to Moore, Oklahoma.
Hubert is believed to be an English man as his popular son’s profile says he is of English ancestry.
He didn’t make headlines until his tragic death in 2001. The fatal accident that claimed his life happened on March 24, 2001, the same day of Toby Keith’s 17th wedding anniversary. Hubert was killed in a car accident on Interstate 35. Seven years after his death, the Covel family was awarded $2.8 million for the wrongful death of their father as Elias and Pedro Rodriguez who operate Rodriguez Transportes of Tulsa and the Republic Western Insurance Co. were criticized for failing to properly equip the charter bus with working air brakes.
Carolyn Joan, née Ross, is the mother of Toby Keith and that’s just about the only thing known about her in the public domain. She is presumably still alive but no news about her gets out.
He Grew Up With Two Siblings – Tracy Covel and Tonni Covel
The musician is the middle child in the family but due to lack of information about any member of his birth family, we can’t say who his older or younger sibling is.
The family of five supported Toby’s musical venture back in the days. Though they doubted his chances of succeeding in the music industry, his family rendered their support and even got him a guitar at the age of 8.
Inside Keith’s Long-standing Marriage With Tricia Lucus
Toby Keith is married to his longtime love Tricia Lucus. The couple first met in 1981 when Tricia was 19 and Toby was 20 and after three years of courtship, they tied the knot on March 24, 1984. At the time they exchanged vows, Keith’s career was still at the budding stage and he was still working in the oil fields and performing gigs at clubs with his band to make ends meet.
Tricia stayed by his side through thick and thin until his debut single blew up the ’90 charts and it has been from one milestone to the other ever since. Their union has produced two biological children and one adopted from his wife’s previous relationship.
In 1985, they welcomed their first child, a girl named Krystal LaDawn Covel Sandubrae and a son Stelen Keith Covel was later born in 1997. They are also loving parents to Shelley Covel Rowland, Tricia’s daughter from a previous relationship, born in 1980. Toby and Tricia who have been together for over three decades are also grandparents. Apparently a perfect match for each other, the couple has continued to enjoy life together.
