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Introduction
Some songs arrive through careful craftsmanship, shaped over weeks or months until every lyric and note is perfected. Others burst forth because the writer has no choice but to release what’s inside. Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” belongs unmistakably to the latter category. Released in 2002, it was not simply another entry in his catalog, but a deeply personal outpouring born from grief, pride, and anger.