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CMA Awards 2002: Toby Keith’s “Courtesy Of The Red, White & Blue” Perfectly Met The Post 9/11 Moment

It was the perfect match when Toby Keith brought his hit song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” to the 2002 CMA Awards.
NPR

Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' lives on in MAGA country

While the crowd waited for former President Donald Trump to take the stage at a recent rally in South Carolina, "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" played three times. The song was written in ...
Time

The Story Behind Toby Keith’s Controversial 9/11 Anthem “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue”

Country music singer Toby Keith died on Monday. He was 62. While Keith signed his first record deal in 1993, he became better known outside the country music orbit after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist ...
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Zach Bryan Slams ICE in New Country Song: ‘The Fading of the Red, White and Blue'

"ICE is gonna come bust down your door," Bryan sings in a teaser clip of a new song Zach Bryan teased a new track on his Instagram on Friday, Oct. 3 In the new song, the Navy veteran speaks out ...
American Songwriter

The Unabashed Meaning Behind Toby Keith’s Patriotic Hit “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)”

Several months later, following 9/11, the chain of events prompted Keith to write one of his biggest hits, “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue,” the opening track on his 2002 album Unleashed. Within ...