BEFORE Toby Keith became a household name in country music, he was dating Tricia Lucus, his future wife.
The two met at an Oklahoma nightclub and dated for three years before marrying in 1984.
Who is Tricia Lucus?
Tricia Lucus is Toby Keith's wife of 38 years.
The two tied the knot on March 24, 1984, and Toby immediately adopted Tricia's daughter, who was born a year before Tricia met the country legend. The two went on to have two more children.
Toby tried to make it in Nashville as a musical artist before hitting gold with his hit single Should've Been A Cowboy in 1993.
He then went on to quickly become a 90s country staple on the Billboard charts.
Who are Tricia Lucus and Toby Keith's children?
The couple shares three children.
The oldest is a daughter named Shelley, whom Toby adopted immediately following the couple's wedding.
Their second child is named Krystal and was born not long after. Krystal is also a singer and a songwriter and is signed to her father's country music label.
Finally, they had a son named Stelen, who would go on to create a concert booking company called Nostalgic Nights.
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Who was Toby Keith?
Toby Keith was a country music singer, songwriter, actor, and producer.
His net worth was estimated to be $400 million, according to .
It was revealed on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, that the country star passed away the night before.
The news came 18 months after Keith revealed he had stomach cancer.