{"id":29219,"date":"2024-04-08T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/sammy-hagar-reflects-on-emotional-toby-keith-tribute\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T18:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T18:02:47","slug":"sammy-hagar-reflects-on-emotional-toby-keith-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/sammy-hagar-reflects-on-emotional-toby-keith-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Sammy Hagar reflects on emotional Toby Keith tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sammy Hagar<\/strong> took part in a tribute to the late Toby Keith<\/strong> at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 7, and took to social media after his performance to reflect on the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was so worried that I wasn\u2019t going to make it through the performance emotionally. It was hard for me working up to it,\u201d Sammy\u00a0writes <\/span>on Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/a> about his performance of \u201c<\/span>I Love This Bar<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u201d \u201cWhen I hit the stage with Toby\u2019s wonderful band that I played with many times over the years, the audience, energy, enthusiasm, and love that filled that building (turned) every tear of sadness into joy.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He adds, “It was a beautiful experience to say the least, so proud and honored to have been invited.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Toby\u2019s family was on hand for the tribute, which also included performances by Brooks & Dunn<\/strong> and Lainey Wilson<\/strong>.\u00a0Sammy said he got to spend a few days with the family, sharing,\u00a0\u201cWe all miss that bigger than life, wonderful man, Mr. Toby Keith. A.k.a. <\/span>#BigDogDaddy<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Toby Keith passed away in February after a two-year battle with stomach cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n