Music superstar Toby Keith is heading to TBS this fall as part of Neighborhood Sessions, an ongoing series of music specials created by State Farm. The televised event will include an intimate performance that Keith gave to remarkable neighbors in his hometown area of Moore, Okla. in September. It will pair footage of the chart-topping star's rollicking local performance with powerful stories of perseverance and community from THE NEIGHBORS who continue to impact his life and career. Neighborhood Sessions featuring Toby Keith marks the second special in the Neighborhood Sessions series, which gives the biggest names in music a chance to thank the neighbor s who inspired them, and who continue to inspire greatness in their communities every day. The special is slated to premiere on TBS tonight, Oct. 16, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), in the midst of the network's Major League Baseball postseason coverage.
TBS's presentation of Neighborhood Sessions featuring
Toby Keith highlights several of the award-winning singer-songwriter's biggest hits, including material from his upcoming album, 35 mph Town.
THE NEIGHBORS featured in the special are just a few of the extraordinary individuals who lift up this Oklahoma community and affect the lives of each person they reach in positive ways, proving that Good Neighbors Inspire Greatness(R). Neighborhood Sessions featuring
Toby Keith comes to
TBS from State Farm with the help of Translation, and is produced by Radical Media.
Toby Keith, a recent inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, ranks among the biggest hit
MAKERS of his era. From his first #1 smash, "Should've Been A Cowboy" to "How Do You Like Me Now?!," "Courtesy of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)" and "I Love This Bar," his monumental success has produced 26 #1 singles as a songwriter and 32 #1 singles as an artist in 22 years. Keith's albums have sold more than 40 million copies, and his tours have drawn more than one million fans each year for the last 14 years. He is a three-time BMI Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year and has been honored with the
NASHVILLE Songwriters Association International's Songwriter/Artist of the Decade distinction as well as the National Music Publishers Association's Songwriter Icon Award. He has also earned four American Music Awards and 10 Academy of Country Music Awards, among countless other accolades. In 2009, Billboard named Keith Country Artist and Songwriter of the Decade.
Keith's most rewarding experiences come from giving back. Whether he's helping sick children and their families in his native Oklahoma through the
Toby Keith Foundation and their cost-free home, OK Kids Korral, or supporting American troops including 11 USO Tours throughout the world, Keith has never lost touch with the most important things in life.
Launched by State Farm with the assistance of NYC-based advertising agency Translation, Neighborhood Sessions is a series that give artists the opportunity to express their gratitude and give back to the communities that made them great. Each Neighborhood
Session is designed to be as distinctive as the community it represents, leveraging local State Farm agents to identify and support vital local causes. The
Toby Keith session will benefit the
Toby Keith Foundation's OK Kids Korral pediatric cancer facility, soup kitchen and shelter program Food and
Shelter Inc. and local volunteer organization Serve Moore.
Neighborhood Sessions featuring
Toby Keith Created by State Farm marks the second session in the series. In February,
TNT debuted Neighborhood Sessions featuring
Jennifer Lopez in her hometown of the Bronx.
About State Farm(R)
The mission of State Farm is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. State Farm and its affiliates are the largest providers of auto, home and individual life insurance in the United States. Its 18,000 agents and more than 65,000 employees serve more than 82 million policies and accounts - nearly 80 million auto, home, life, health and commercial policies, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 41 on the 2015 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit www.statefarm.com.
About TBS
TBS is basic cable's #1 network with young adults. Available across television, digital and mobile platforms,
TBS features such original comedies as American Dad!,
CLIPPED and the upcoming Angie Tribeca, The Detour and Wrecked, along with unscripted originals like Funny Or Die Presents America's Next Weatherman,
MEET THE SMITHS and the upcoming Separation Anxiety and America's Greatest
MAKERS (working title). In late night
TBS is home to the Emmy(R)-winning series CONAN, sta rring
CONAN O'Brien, and the upcoming Full Frontal with
Samantha Bee. The
TBS lineup also includes the popular contemporary comedies
THE BIG BANG THEORY and Family Guy; blockbuster movies; and live coverage of
Major League Baseball's regular and post-season play; the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; and the brand new eSports gaming league.
TBS is part of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Turner Broadcasting creates and programs branded news; entertainment; kids and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
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