Toby Keith to Be Inducted , Into Country Music Hall of Fame.<br />The newest Country Music Hall of Fame class was announced on March 18, 'People' reports.<br />Toby Keith, who died from stomach <br />cancer on Feb. 5, will be an inductee. .<br />Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern <br />told 'People' that she received the Hall of Fame voting results one day after Keith's death.<br />My heart sank … knowing that <br />we missed the chance to inform <br />Toby while he was still with us, Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern, to 'People'.<br />But I have no doubt that he’s smiling <br />down on us, knowing that he’ll always <br />be ‘as good as he once was.’, Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern, to 'People'.<br />Trahern went on to say that she cried after learning that Keith had died without knowing he would be in the Hall of Fame.<br />For a while, there was a little <br />bit of, ‘Oh my gosh, what a <br />difference one day would make.’, Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern, to 'People'.<br />But he’ll be in here [in the <br />Hall of Fame], whether it was <br />gonna be this year or if it was <br />gonna be two years from now, Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern, to 'People'.<br />Keith's son, Stelen Keith Covel, said that the induction "was always something on a checklist of a lot of things that he knew he was gonna accomplish in his life.".<br />I was with my mom when we <br />found out that he was gonna be <br />inducted, and it was relatively <br />hard to process in the moment, <br />but we dealt with it pretty well, Stelen Keith Covel, to 'People'.<br />It’s deserving. We all know he <br />deserved it. We’re happy he’s in <br />here, and we’re excited for him, Stelen Keith Covel, to 'People'
