Toby Keith releasing ‘Oklahoma Breakdown’

Single now available at radio

Toby Keith releases the second single from his Peso In My Pocket album, “Oklahoma Breakdown,” this month. Delivery to radio will be June 1st, and the song goes for airplay adds June 27th. “Oklahoma Breakdown” follows the album’s first single, “Old School,” which enjoyed the highest chart debut of Keith’s storied career.

Written and first recorded by Oklahoma-based singer/songwriter Michael Hosty, the Keith version also features Hosty on rhythm guitar and performing the slide guitar solo. “Mike was playing somewhere and I saw him do it, so it reminded me,” Keith explains. “The song has some miles on it, so I called him and asked if he wanted to play on it if I cut it. I figured everyone in that part of the world would get a kick out of him being on the record. So that’s him on rhythm and that slide solo.”

Keeping the hometown feel for Oklahoma native Keith, the end of the song’s lyric video features images of Norman, OK’s Hollywood Corners. The 1920s-era service station hosted performances by Bob Wills and Leon McAuliffe, and has been reported to be where actor James Garner had a job pumping gas as a teenager. Keith has purchased the property with plans to renovate.

Keith’s Country Comes To Town Tour already has scheduled dates throughout this summer with more to be announced, bringing the superstar coast to coast. A month ago, his 2019 collection Toby Keith Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years was released as a limited edition vinyl double album exclusively from Walmart.

Two weeks ago he lead his 18th annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic in Oklahoma City and Norman that raised more than $1.4 million. The funds benefit the operations of OK Kids Korral, the cost-free home for families of children being treated at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical Center.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

Buddy Iahn founded The Music Universe when he decided to juxtapose his love of web design and music. As a lifelong drummer, he decided to take a hiatus from playing music to report it. The website began as a fun project in 2013 to one of the top independent news sites. Email: info@themusicuniverse.com