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Honoring the late, great Toby Keith. The state of Oklahoma is doing its part to memorialize the legendary Toby Keith. We are quickly approaching the second anniversary of Toby Keith’s death. The “My List” singer tragically passed away on February 52024, from a 2-year battle with stomach cancer. Over his career, Toby Keith had 20 number-one hits. He also had a couple of dozen hits that landed in the top ten or top twenty on the Billboard Chart, making his career total of charted singles a whopping 65. Toby Keith was 31 years old when his breakout single “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” went number one on the charts, so if you do some quick math, he was averaging two hits a year before he passed in 2024. Outside of his music career, the Big Dog Daddy was an Oklahoma native and was a longtime supporter of the Oklahoma Sooners. Although “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” lends itself more to the school about an hour down the road in Stillwater (Oklahoma State University), Keith’s heart lay in Norman and Oklahoma City, which are conveniently near his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma. View this post on Instagram Since Keith’s passing, the University of Oklahoma has honored him and his music during football games and other sporting events. While the country music world will never forget his legacy, the Oklahoma town of Norman is now proposing a way to keep his legacy alive so future generations know Toby Keith’s kind heart and unwavering love for Oklahoma and the Sooners. According to KSWO, state Senator Lisa Standridge has filed Senate Bill 1475, which would name the bridge that passes over I-35 and Indian Hills Road the Toby Keith Memorial Bridge. The bridge also proposes that any future structures built in the bridge’s place be named the Toby Keith Memorial Interchange. But the bill does not stop there. The bill also seeks to name the section of Indian Hills Road from I-35 to Interstate 44 the Toby Keith Parkway. Another bridge that was built over the Canadian River is to be called the Should’ve Been a Cowboy Bridge. Should this bill pass, Lisa Standridge also seeks to have community members contribute to any artwork to memorialize Keith in the newly named spots. “I would defer completely to the family that has lived in my district for many years, but personally, I can picture a profile rendering of Toby in his hat, with a guitar in his hands, framed by an American flag.” Standridge shared. However, should Keith’s family want to commission artwork for the bridges or interchange, they would have the jurisdiction to do so. Oklahoma Legislature convenes next on February 2, when the bill will be up for consideration. I sure hope this passes, because I’d love to see Toby Keith’s name on overpasses and more as I drive through Norman. Long live the Big Dog Daddy’s legacy. Fire up “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” before you go: The post Oklahoma Senator Files Bill To Rename Norman-Area Bridges & Parkways In Honor Of Toby Keith first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Kaitlin Butts found out where her song was featured in Landman along with all of the other viewers of the show. It’s no secret that Taylor Sheridan has played an intricate role in the growth and popularity of country music. Almost any series that he has his hands on puts country music front and center, and shows like Yellowstone and Landman are the only programs including songs from artists like Colter Wall, Charley Crockett and Whiskey Myers, who traditionally don’t get much mainstream attention. There’s even a name for the phenomenon: it’s called the “Yellowstone Effect.” When an artist has a song featured on the show, or any Sheridan show for that matter, it provides an incredible growth opportunity and the song typically shoots up to the top of the charts and sees a massive increase in streams once it’s been featured. A number of artists, including Whiskey Myers, Shane Smith and the Saints, and more have the data to back it up. The talented Kaitlin Butts is one of the latest country artists to have their music featured in a Taylor Sheridan show. Episode 9 of Landman’s second season – the penultimate episode – had a lot of twists and turns (and jabs at woke college culture). It also included Butts’ break-out hit “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me),” and there was a little bit of a twist with that as well. Kaitlin Butts had no idea where her song was going to be featured in the episode. She just okayed the use of it, and the folks over at Landman told her that it would used in Episode 9. So she tuned in with everyone else to find out how the Taylor Sheridan series would utilize her work: “We’re watching Landman to see where my song ‘You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)’ is at in the show… when you get a song in a TV show, they don’t tell you much. You don’t know when it’s gonna be played or how loud or in the background your song will be.” As it turns out, “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)” got plenty of playtime within the show. In a scene that had Ali Larter’s Angela and Michelle Randolph’s Ainsley laying pool side, almost an entire minute of Kaitlin’s song was prominently featured. Though it did seem as though the country artist might have been bummed that her music was used for yet another pool side scene in the show: “Not another pool scene. Every time one of my songs has been on ‘Landman,’ it’s during a pool scene.” But even if she felt some type of way about it, Kaitlin Butts was redeemed by a line that Ali Larter delivered effortlessly as her hit song slowly faded out. You’ll have to watch the video below to see how the singer-songwriter reacted, and it was rather cool that she let her fans in on the unique experience of having your own song included in a hit series: “Yes! That is so cool… grab life by the balls and twist baby. And I’ve always said that.” The post WATCH: Kaitlin Butts Gives ‘Landman’ Fans A Live Look Into What It’s Like To See Your Song In The Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.