Jelly Roll Honors Toby Keith on NYE With ‘Must’ve Been a Cowboy’ Quilt

Jelly Roll celebrated the tip of the 12 months with some other homage of certainly one of his musical heroes. Throughout the Nashville’s Giant Bash New Yr’s Eve particular on Tuesday night time (Dec. 31), the singer carried out Toby Keith’s 1993 debut unmarried, “Must’ve Been a Cowboy” as a part of a five-song set that still integrated his personal hits “I Am Now not Okay,” “Want a Prefer,” “Son of a Sinner” and “Liar.”

“I want to commit this newt tune to one of the vital biggest nation tune superstars that ever lived,” Jelly informed lovers. “In his reminiscence, God relaxation your soul Giant Canine Daddy, Toby Keith child!”

Jelly has carried out “Cowboy” are living quite a few instances since Keith died in February 2024 at age 62 from abdomen most cancers. He rolled out the quilt for the primary time on the Stagecoach Competition in April, when he was once joined via T-Ache for a run throughout the tune; the pair additionally dropped a recorded model of the monitor for Amazon Song.

“I have been overlaying ‘Must’ve Been a Cowboy’ for roughly a 12 months now at maximum of my presentations, simply more or less honoring Toby as he was once getting in poor health sooner than he kicked the bucket,” Jelly Roll, 40, informed Selection on the time, noting that he were given the blessing to liberate his model from Keith son, Stelen, who noticed a video of Jelly’s model and referred to as it one of the vital perfect he’d ever noticed. “Then I in point of fact began chewing on, guy, what higher position to honor Toby than Stagecoach? Plus, Toby Keith was once one of the vital artists that from afar, despite the fact that he would by no means have recognized it, inspired me to do nation tune.” Finances raised from the quilt have been earmarked for the Toby Keith Foundations, which aids pediatric most cancers sufferers.

Jelly Roll was once additionally a part of an all-star birthday party of Keith’s existence at Bridgestone Enviornment on July 29 taped for the NBC TV particular Toby Keith: American Icon, which additionally featured Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood and lots of extra.