Watch Toby Keith's last performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

During Toby Keith's career, he graced many a stage across the United States and overseas. But one of his last major performances happened at the historic Grand Ole Opry.

Keith died on Monday at age 62 after battling stomach cancer. One of his most poignant recent performances happened when he played his song “Don’t Let the Old Man In" on the Opry stage during the inaugural People's Choice Country Awards on Sept. 28, 2023.

Keith had taken an 18-month break from touring to focus on his health, after announcing a stomach cancer diagnosis in June 2022. Even after Keith underwent radiation, chemotherapy and surgery for six months, he was still able to make multiple public appearances since the announcement.

Between his appearances, Keith was also able to put together a new album, "100% Songwriter", that came out in November.

When coming into the award show, Keith remarked he was "working my way back into performing shape."

Keith's final performance was in Las Vegas in December 2023.

Watch Toby Keith's last Grand Ole Opry performance

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Last photos of Toby Keith on a Nashville stage

Keith was also honored for his contribution to the genre with the "Country Icon" award, it would become among the last photos of the singer on the Opry stage.

The singer-songwriter was honored with the award by fellow Oklahoma native Blake Shelton. The country favorite and Ole Red honky-tonk brand proprietor honored Keith with a performance of his 2002 classic “Who’s Your Daddy.”

Keith is “the man who taught me more about performing than anyone else," said Shelton.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Watch: Toby Keith's last performance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry