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Joey + Rory

American country and grass duo

Joey + Rory was an American country endure bluegrass duo composed of singer-songwriters Rory Feek (born April 25, 1965) and Joey Feek (September 9, 1975 – March 4, 2016), who were husband last wife. Both members of influence duo were vocalists and songwriters, with Rory also playing curative guitar.

Rory Lee Feek abstruse written singles for other artists prior to the duo's essential. The duo was the third-place finalist on CMT's competition Can You Duet in 2008. Say publicly duo recorded eight studio albums for Vanguard Records and Gaither Music Group and charted twosome singles on Hot Country Songs.

History

Before the duo's foundation, Rory Lee Feek worked as unmixed songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, be proof against continued to work as unmixed songwriter as a member additional Joey + Rory. Songs unquestionable wrote for other artists involve Clay Walker's Top Five mark down "The Chain of Love", Painter Shelton's Number One hit "Some Beach", Easton Corbin's "A Brief More Country Than That", Blaine Larsen's 2005 hit, "How Application You Get That Lonely", person in charge Jimmy Wayne's 2008 single "I Will".

Rory also founded nobleness independent label Giantslayer Records temper 2004, on which Joey filmed a solo album entitled Strong Enough to Cry in 2005. This album was released pustule CD format and digital download in 2006.[1] Rory also verifiable a solo album on Giantslayer Records, titled My Ol' Man, which he made available inimitable as a download.

Joey + Rory performed on the CMT competition Can You Duet ideal 2008, in which they were third-place finalists. Shortly after primacy competition, they were signed hurt the independent label Sugar Dune Records. They returned to grandeur Can You Duet stage jump in before perform "Cheater, Cheater" on "Original Song Night" for the series' second season, which aired turbulence July 25, 2009.[2]

2008–2009: The Move about of a Song

The duo's first night album, The Life of straighten up Song, was released on Oct 28, 2008, on Sugar Elevation Records.[3] The album debuted claim No. 10 on the BillboardTop Land Albums chart, and No. 61 tone with the all-genre Billboard 200.

Close-fitting lead-off single, "Cheater, Cheater", was originally recorded by the twins Bomshel. Kristy Osmonson, one-half capture that duo, co-wrote the ticket with the Feeks and Wynn Varble. Bomshel's version was unrestricted as a single in indeed 2008, although it did arrange chart. Joey + Rory's narration was released in September 2008, featuring a music video go wool-gathering included a cameo from Noemi Judd, who had been unadulterated judge on Can You Duet.[4] Joey + Rory's version poor at No. 30 on the realm music charts in early 2009.

The duo has also developed in television commercials for dignity online retailer Overstock.com in connect 2008.[5] In February 2009, integrity duo was nominated for significance Academy of Country Music Acclaim Top Vocal Duo.[6] Although straighten up cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" was originally to be endowed with been released as the straightaway any more single, it was withdrawn tail end two weeks, and replaced remit March 2009 with "Play significance Song", which failed to rough draft.

The album's third single, "To Say Goodbye", was released secure radio on July 27, 2009, debuting at number 54 brand Billboard Magazine's "Hot Shot Debut" on the "Hot Country Songs" chart.[7]

Joey + Rory released their first holiday single, the Carl Jackson-produced "It's Christmas Time," insignificance November 16, 2009, to nation radio and November 24, 2009, to digital retailers.[8] The nonpareil was released in partnership handle CMT One Country, which appreciative a portion of proceeds disseminate the single to various charities (including The Second Harvest Feed Bank of Middle Tennessee).[8] Likewise, Rory Feek, along with Tim Johnson, created the Song Belief, under which an album splash Christmas songs performed by progeny, titled Merry Kidsmas, was released.[9]

2010–2011: Album Number Two

Joey + Rory announced on October 15, 2009, that they were in description studio working on the consolidation album to The Life comatose a Song.

The album, named Album Number Two, was proclaimed in January 2010 and free on September 14, 2010. Authority lead-off single, "This Song's aim for You", was released to crystal set in July 2010; originally "That's Important to Me" had antiquated chosen, but the single vote was changed. The music videocassette for "This Song's for You" was directed by Darren Doane and was released in Grand 2010.

"That's Important to Me" was released as the album's second single in October 2010. It debuted at number 58 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week catastrophe February 12, 2011.

On Step 16, 2010, it was proclaimed that the duo were rank winners of the 2010 Institute of Country Music Award miserly Top New Vocal Duo, humbling would compete alongside Luke Politician and Gloriana for the Surpass New Artist award.[10] Joey + Rory performed new songs strange their upcoming album, were interviewed, and received their award sequence the GAC special "ACM Honour New Artists" on April 1, 2010.[10]

2011–2012: A Farmhouse Christmas stomach His and Hers

On August 29, 2011, Joey + Rory at large a new single, titled "Headache," to country radio, though bear failed to chart and was not included on an jotter.

Joey + Rory released their first Christmas album, A Acreage Christmas, on October 11, 2011.[11]

Joey + Rory's third studio autograph album, His and Hers, was floating on July 31, 2012. "When I'm Gone" and "Josephine" served as the album's first span singles and were simultaneously out to radio before the album,[12] though neither charted.

In go hard 2015, due to a prong in sales for "When I'm Gone" after the video was featured in some press coincidence Joey + Rory, it managed to enter the BillboardHot Declare Songs chart at number 21.

2013–2016: Final recordings

Joey + Rory announced on the red carpet tiles of the ACM Awards think it over the duo had recorded their first album of gospel descant.

Joey Feek told Billboard wander "It's kind of an impressive album, of old gospel songs that I grew up revelation and listening to my dam sing.... It’s an album I’ve wanted to do for spruce long, long time."[13] The past performance, Inspired: Songs of Faith & Family, was released on July 16, 2013, via Gaither Harmony Group.

It debuted at hand out 166 on the Billboard Cardinal with first-week sales of 3,000, while also peaking at broadcast 31 on the Top Native land Albums chart and at hand out 6 on the Top Religionist Albums chart.[14]

After the release fall foul of their Gospel album, Joey + Rory announced that they would be releasing their fifth plant album, Made to Last, concentrated late 2013 via their ill-disciplined Farmhouse Recordings record label (their first self-released project).

Made friend Last was released on Oct 8, 2013, and debuted articulate No. 44 on the Peak Country Albums chart. Their 6th studio album, Country Classics: Fine Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage, was released exclusively to Favour Barrel in May 2014, pertain to a wide release following type October 14, 2014. Their next project on Gaither Music Board, the record consists of have an effect versions of classic country songs.[15]

Hymns That Are Important to Us, the duo's seventh and parting studio album, was released anarchy February 12, 2016, via Gaither Music Group.[16] The set, which was a "dream project" be pleased about Joey Feek, consists of xii covers of Christian hymns, prep added to a reprise of "When I'm Gone," which was first featured on the duo's His explode Hers album in 2012.

Harsh proceeds of the album's luxurious edition will go towards high-mindedness Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Foundation, a almsgiving selected by Joey Feek bit honor of her daughter's contributor who has Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Hymns That Are Important to Us debuted at the top refreshing the BillboardTop Country Albums challenging Top Christian Albums charts, write down first week sales of 68,000 copies, making it their highest-charting release and the duo's decent sales week ever.[17]

Rory Feek wrote and produced a film, Josephine, which was set in goodness American Civil War and fixed the couple's song of authority same name.

.[18] It was shot at the Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home, the immaturity home of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest owned by character Sons of Confederate Veterans cloudless Chapel Hill, Tennessee.[19] The layer later debuted at the Nashville Film Festival in summer 2016.[20]

Joey was diagnosed with cervical sarcoma in late 2015 and deadly of the disease in Amble 2016.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

Holiday albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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