Passing Parade: Toby Keith, one gutsy country star

Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist At the turn of the millennium, just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Toby Keith, who died last month, at 62, was recognized for his string of songs that were notable for their political stridency, commitment to American exceptionalism and flexed-bicep threat.  His first record deal was in 1993. Perhaps the most prominent creation of his “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” was both a number one country single and a pop crossover hi