Toby Keith received the vote for the Country Music Hall of Fame the day after he passed away.

notify the nation star about the accolade. One day after death, Toby Keith was inducted into the CMA.

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Perhaps best known for 1993's "Should've Been a Cowboy.

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Toby Keith, who died last month, will enter the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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