Keith graduated from Moore High School and serves as a derrick hand in the oil fields. He worked his way up to become an operation manager. At age 20, he and his friends Scott Webb and Danny Smith, with a few others, formed the band Easy Money, who played at local bars as he continued to work in the oil industry. Sometimes he had to leave in the middle of a concert if he was paged to work in oil fields.
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oby Keith got the "Colbert Bump" when he appeared on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report. He has the distinction of being the only musical artist who has received a five star rating from Stephen Colbert on iTunes. Keith adapted to this context when he appeared on Colbert's 2008 Christmas Special as a hunter.
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