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Toby Keith’s hometown pays tribute to country music legend with Fourth of July fireworks show

Toby Keith’s hometown pays tribute to country music legend with Fourth of July fireworks show
WE APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE’RE HOPING FOR SOME BIG FIREWORKS SHOWS TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF MOORE. THE PLAN THERE IS TO GO COUNTRY IN HONOR OF THEIR HOMETOWN HERO, THE LATE TOBY KEITH. COCO KYLIE THOMAS. JOINING US LIVE FROM CELEBRATION IN THE HEARTLAND AND KYLIE. I BET FAMILIES ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SPECIAL TRIBUTE TONIGHT. OH, THEY DEFINITELY ARE. WE’RE ABOUT FIVE HOURS OUT FROM THAT FIREWORKS SHOW, BUT FAMILIES, THEY’RE ALREADY HERE CAMPING OUT, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE BEST SPOT TO SEE THAT SYNCHRONIZED SHOW TO TOBY KEITH’S GREATEST HITS. BUT MOORE’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST FIREWORKS CELEBRATION IN THE HEARTLAND IS IN FULL SWING. FAMILIES FROM MOORE AND BEYOND ARE CELEBRATING THEIR FREEDOM WITH SOME FUN, FROM THE BOUNCY HOUSES TO DUNKING MOORE’S POLICE CHIEF, TODD GIBSON, LISTENING TO SOME LOCAL ARTISTS AND EVEN RIDING IN A HELICOPTER. BUT TONIGHT’S ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE SKY AS MOORE HONORS THEIR HOMETOWN LEGEND, TOBY KEITH, WITH A FIREWORKS SHOW IN HONOR OF THE COUNTRY STAR’S FAVORITE HOLIDAY. WE FLEW ON A HELICOPTER AND IT WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS TOBY, BUT YEAH, HE HAD SOME GOOD MUSIC. THAT WAS A BIG FAN. WHENEVER THE TORNADO HIT, HE WAS OUT THERE HELPING. NOW THAT FIREWORKS SHOW KICKS OFF TONIGHT AT 945, SO YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO COME OUT HERE TO BUCK THOMAS PARK AND MAKE SURE YOU GET YOURSELF A SEAT. RE
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Toby Keith’s hometown pays tribute to country music legend with Fourth of July fireworks show
It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without a fireworks show, and this year, the city of Moore, Oklahoma, honored a hometown hero – Toby Keith.Hours ahead of the fireworks show synchronized to the late country music legend's greatest hits, families were already camping out.Families from the city and beyond celebrated their freedom with some fun with bouncy houses, dunking the city's police chief, listening to local musicians and riding in a helicopter. Once the day turned into night, all eyes were on the sky as the city paid tribute to Keith with a 25-minute firework show in honor of the country superstar's favorite holiday."We're definitely going to miss Toby. He had some good music," Jaron Villemarette said.

It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without a fireworks show, and this year, the city of Moore, Oklahoma, honored a hometown hero – Toby Keith.

Hours ahead of the fireworks show synchronized to the late country music legend's greatest hits, families were already camping out.

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Families from the city and beyond celebrated their freedom with some fun with bouncy houses, dunking the city's police chief, listening to local musicians and riding in a helicopter.

Once the day turned into night, all eyes were on the sky as the city paid tribute to Keith with a 25-minute firework show in honor of the country superstar's favorite holiday.

"We're definitely going to miss Toby. He had some good music," Jaron Villemarette said.