You know, I agree that Chuck Cannon is one mighty fine songwriter, but, one thing is for sure, he did not write my song "How Do You Like Me Now" I wrote the song in 1978 and gave it to Toby Keith in a bar in Victorville, California back in 1993 when Toby had just completed recording with Mercury Records his Should've Been A Cowboy album. I played the song for Toby on his own guitar while the band was on break and waited till after the next set and break at Toby's request to play it for him again so I did and I wrote the lyrics on a bar napkin and told Toby it should have a sort of Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music sort of arrangement which I am sure that Chuck probably supplied that arrangement and licks. It is my opinion that Toby Keith probably brought my song "How Do You Like Me Now" to Chuck to help Toby get the song ready for recording and so the two of them polished up my song and Toby never told Chuck the actual origin of the song. I am in no way trying to defame Chuck, I believe in the beginning he was innocent especially since he was once the president of the NSAI which I am a former member, the Nashville Songwriters Association is a multi purpose org and one of it's missions is to help songwriters protect their songs, right Chuck. I did not have copyright protection on my song when I gave it to Toby Keith that night so Toby slapped his own copyright on it but that still does not set aside the truth and the fact that I wrote the original song "How Do You Like Me Now" I have contacted Toby's label and they shine me on knowing I don't have that copyright. You know, integrity is one thing that is set aside by some in the music business and there are a few who think honesty doesn't mean anything once you pockets are full enough to walk all over those little people who are actually the real creators of a lot of the material we all listen to today. So folks, stay tuned, I am going totally public as I can with this, magazines, writing a book, maybe a movie script and I hope and pray that none of you songwriters out there ever get dupped like this, remember, always copyright, just go to the Library of Congress site on the internet for details in case you don't know how to copyright. Oh yea, just in case anyone wants to go to court over this, I'd love to get Toby's word under oath that he wrote my song, then we can see just how that goes. Peace, CBW

It is a flat out lie that Toby Keith wrote "How Do You Like Me Now" I, BOB WALLACE, wrote that song in 1978 and I ran in to Toby in a bar in Victorville California in 1993 and gave him the song that night. I played the song for him on his own guitar 1st while the band was taking a break and at Toby's request that I wait for them to play their next set so I could play it for him again because he really liked my song and wanted to do something with it. I wrote the lyrics on bar napkins and told Toby if he was successful with the song I woanted a new Dodge truck, he then said if he did something with it that he would definitely take care of me. I also told him that the song should have a kind of Doobie Brothers "Listen to the Music kind of shuffle which is where Chuck Cannon probably came in as he probably supplied the licks for the arrangement and Toby probably didn't even mention that I gave him the song. Hey Toby, I know sometimes it's got to be difficult for you to live with this lie. Just in case you want to fess up here is my contact info: Bob Wallace, P.O.Box 3913, Big Bear Lake, Ca. 92315 phone 909-856-9164 Now you have no excuses like, well I didn't know how to contact you. Hey folks, my advise, always copyright because you never know when a TOBY KEITH may forget who you are. Peace

Toby Keith DID NOT Write "How Do You Like Me Now" I, Bob Wallace wrote the song in 1978 and gave it to Toby in a bar back in 1993 in Victorville, California. You know, it's really sad that when some artists become rich and famous that they think they can they can say anything and it don't really matter if what they say is true or not. I never asked Toby for any money, but, I didn't expect him to flat out lie that he wrote my song. HEY TOBY, My contact info is: Bob Wallace, P.O.Box 3913, Big Bear lake, California 92315. My Cell phone is: 909-856-9164

TOBY KEITH-"HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW" written by: Bob Wallace 1978
Oh yea "Validictorian" is my word, not Toby's!

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