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Watch Luke Bryan Honor Toby Keith by Performing One of His Hits During NBC Tribute Special

Luke Bryan sings a Toby Keith hit during NBC's upcoming special 'Toby Keith: American Icon.' Watch Billboard's exclusive video.

Luke Bryan was among the dozens of country artists honoring the late Toby Keith during a Nashville taping at Bridgestone Arena in July as part of the two-hour NBC concert special Toby Keith: American Icon, which will air Wednesday (Aug. 28) from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT, and Billboard has an exclusive look at the performance before it airs. “This hat has been hanging in my closet for probably 15 years,” Bryan said prior to the performance, recalling his pre-Nashville years when he was playing bars in his home state of Georgia and performing “about 10 Toby Keith songs a night.” “I used to wear this hat every night, and ever since I lost my sister, I hadn’t put this hat [on] onstage in a lot of years. 1 hits on that chart during his career, including “I Love This Bar,” “American Soldier,” and “I’m Just Talkin’ ‘Bout Tonight.”

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