Toby Keith is an American country music singer-songwriter who released his first album in 1993. His debut single "Should've Been a Cowboy" went to number one on the country charts and was one of the most played country songs of the 1990s. Keith struggled to find success early in his career, playing in honky tonks before getting his big break when a record executive heard his demo tape on a flight in 1993. He went on to release several successful albums with Mercury Records and Dream Works Nashville, becoming one of the top-selling country music artists of all time.