CMT Music Awards honor Toby Keith with Sammy Hagar, Brooks & Dunn tributes

Toby Keith was honored at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Keith died on Feb. 5 after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. Roger Clemens introduced the tribute to his 'true friend and patriot,' followed by a set with Brooks & Dunn playing a classic Keith hit, 'Should've Been A Cowboy.

Wilson brought it home with a rendition of 'How Do You Like Me Now?!,' from Keith's 1999 album. Earlier on the red carpet, Wilson said, 'I don't know anybody in this business that doesn't love Toby.' She added, 'He was truly the soundtrack to my childhood.' Clemens had tears in his eyes as he raised a red solo cup to toast to Toby on stage, 'Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses.

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