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Country musicians prove to be some of the highest paid celebrities, according to Forbes.

Country music is full of amateur athletes who dreamed of playing in the NFL, MLB or NHL. Here are 11 who gave up a professional athlete's paycheck for the dream of making country music.

Toby Keith has had a successful career as an artist and songwriter and this recognition often comes with the trappings of fame.

Country stars, rock stars, alt-country heroes and bluegrass angels all came together to celebrate Merle Haggard on Thursday night (April 6) in Nashville.

The list of superstars set to pay tribute to country legend Merle Haggard keeps getting bigger. Country stars Toby Keith and Alabama, along with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, are set to perform at the 2017 tribute show Sing Me Back Home: The Music Of Merle Haggard.

Toby Keith continues to defend his decision to perform at an inauguration event for President Donald Trump in January 2017.

Toby Keith has been announced to perform at the annual Naperville Ribfest in Naperville, Ill., much to the chagrin of some local music fans. Over the weekend, residents protested the singer's opening night performance, calling him "polarizing" and "too political" because he recently took part in President Donald Trump's inauguration festivities.

Country music's football pedigree dates back almost 70 years, when one country legend first strapped on his maskless leather helmet to toss the pigskin around.

Toby Keith was on hand to welcome President-elect Donald Trump to Washington, D.C., on Thursday (Jan. 19). The country superstar performed at Trump's Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration a day before Trump's inauguration.

Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood are among the acts who will perform to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 19.

Toby Keith has been tapped as the featured speaker at 2017's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tenn.

Toby Keith has postponed his Thursday night (Sept. 22) concert in South Carolina at the Florence Civic Center due to gas shortages.