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CLIVE DAVIS DIDN’T SING “NEON MOON.” BUT WITHOUT THE DOOR HE OPENED, COUNTRY MUSIC MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD IT THE SAME WAY. When Clive Davis helped build Arista Nashville, he was not trying to wear a cowboy hat or pretend he belonged in every honky-tonk room. He did something quieter. He trusted Nashville enough to give it a serious stage. Through that door came two men who had both spent years chasing music alone — Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. Separately, they were talented. Together, under the Arista Nashville banner, they became something country music had never quite seen before. “Brand New Man” arrived in 1991 and changed everything. Then came “My Next Broken Heart,” “Neon Moon,” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Four songs. Four doors kicked open. A duo became a dynasty. Clive Davis may be remembered for pop legends, rock icons, and superstar voices. But in country music, part of his legacy is simple: He helped create the house where Brooks & Dunn became Brooks & Dunn.

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FOR TWENTY YEARS, A MAN RAISED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A HOME FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. HE CALLED IT HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT. THEN THE SAME DISEASE CAME FOR HIM. He was Toby Keith. The loudest mouth in country music. America knew the caricature. Boot in your ass. Red Solo Cup. The flag-waving redneck half the industry couldn’t stand. They saw the swagger. They missed everything underneath. Nobody talked about the OK Kids Korral. A house next to OU Medical Center where children with cancer could live while they fought for their lives. Golf tournament after golf tournament. Twenty years. Fifteen million dollars raised. He told The Oklahoman it mattered more to him than every number one hit combined. In 2018, Clint Eastwood told him the secret to staying alive at eighty-eight: “Don’t let the old man in.” Keith wrote the song that night. Then said something quiet that no one caught: “I didn’t know I’d have to live those words.” Stomach cancer. Fall 2021. December 2023 — three sold-out shows in Vegas. Looked like half of himself. Voice still a cannon. February 5, 2024. Silence. Here’s what wrecks you about Toby Keith: “Red Solo Cup” America thought he was just a good-time cowboy. The man spent twenty years building a house for dying children — then died of the same thing they were fighting. The OK Kids Korral is still standing. The man who built it is not.

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