On Tuesday, following the news that country music star Toby Keith died at 62 from cancer , Darius Rucker took to the stage at the Grand Ole Opry to pay tribute to Keith with a cover of his song, “God Love Her.”
Rucker, 57, told the audience at the famous Nashville, Tennessee, music venue, “We woke up to some sad news this morning. Country music lost Toby Keith, and I wanted to do something special for Toby tonight.
“It’s one of his songs, my favorite Toby Keith song,” he said, referring to the hit single from Keith’s 2008 album, “That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy.”
“So this goes out to Toby,” he told the crowd.
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The tribute performance comes after Rucker was arrested on Feb. 1 on minor drug offenses, and was allegedly caught with marijuana and psychedelic pills in Tennessee.
A spokesperson for the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee confirmed to The Post that Rucker was booked on three separate charges.