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Biography

Joey+Rory is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Rory Lee Feek and Joey Martin Feek, who are husband and wife. Joey is the duo's lead vocalist, while Rory sings background vocals and plays guitar. The duo was the third-place finalist on Country Music Television|CMT 's competition Can You Duet in 2008. That same year, Joey + Rory signed to Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill / Vanguard Records , releasing their debut album The Life of a Song in late October. This album's lead-off single, " Cheater, Cheater ", was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country charts.

History

Before the duo's foundation, Rory Lee Feek worked as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee , and he has continued to work as a songwriter even as a member of Joey+Rory. Songs that he wrote for other artists include Clay Walker 's Top Five hit " The Chain of Love ", Blake Shelton 's Number One hit " Some Beach ", and Jimmy Wayne 's 2008 single " I Will (Jimmy Wayne song)|I Will ". Rory also founded the independent label Giantslayer Records in 2004, on which Joey had recorded a solo album entitled Strong Enough to Cry in 2005. This album was released in CD format in 2008, as well as a digital download. Rory also recorded a solo album on Giantslayer Records, titled ''My Ol' Man , which he also made available only as a download.

Joey+Rory performed on the CMT competition Can You Duet in 2008, in which they were the third-place finalists. Shortly after the competition, they were signed to the independent label Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)|Sugar Hill Records . They returned to the Can You Duet stage to perform "Cheater, Cheater" on "Original Song Night" for the series' second season, which aired on July 25, 2009.

2008-2009: The Life of a Song

The duo's debut album, The Life of a Song , was released on October 28, 2008 on Sugar Hill Records. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and #61 on the all-genre Billboard 200 . Its lead-off single, " Cheater, Cheater ", was originally recorded by the duo Bomshel . Kristy Osmonson, one-half of that duo, co-wrote the song with the Feeks and Wynn Varble. Bomshel's version was released as a single in early 2008, although it did not chart. Joey+Rory's version was released in September 2008, featuring a music video that has a cameo from Naomi Judd , who had been a judge on Can You Duet . Joey+Rory's version peaked at #30 on the country music charts in early 2009. The duo has also appeared in television commercials for the online retailer Overstock.com . In February 2009, the duo were nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards Top Vocal Duo. Although a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd 's " Free Bird " was originally to have been released as the second single, it was withdrawn after two weeks, and replaced in March 2009 with "Play the Song", which failed to chart. The album's third single, "To Say Goodbye", was released to radio on July 27, 2009, and also failed to chart.

Joey+Rory released their first holiday single, the Carl Jackson produced "It's Christmas Time," on November 16, 2009 to country radio and November 24, 2009 to digital retailers. It was done in partnership with CMT One Country , who will donate a portion of proceeds from the single to various charities (including The Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee). Additionally, Rory Feek along with Tim Johnson, created the Song Trust; under this an album of holiday songs performed by children, titled Merry Kidsmas , was released.

2010-2011: Album Number Two

Joey+Rory announced on October 15, 2009, that they were in the studio working on the follow-up album to The Life of a Song . The album, titled Album Number Two , was announced in January 2010 and released on September 14, 2010. The lead-off single, " This Song's for You ", was released to radio in July 2010; originally "That's Important to Me" had been chosen, but the single choice was changed. The music video for "This Song's for You" was directed by Darren Doane and was released in August 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 ending February 12, 2011.

On March 16, 2010, it was announced that the duo were the winners of the 2010 Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Duo, and would compete alongside Luke Bryan and Gloriana (band)|Gloriana for the Top New Artist award. Joey+Rory performed new songs from their upcoming album, were interviewed, and received their award on the Great American Country|GAC special "ACM Top New Artists" on April 1, 2010.

2011-present: A Farmhouse Christmas and His & Hers

Joey + Rory released their first Christmas album, A Farmhouse Christmas , on October 11, 2011.

On August 29, 2011, Joey + Rory released "Headache," which will serve as the lead-off single to their third studio album His & Hers , which will be released June 19, 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US Country cite web	US cite web	US Indie cite web
The Life of a Song Release date: October 28, 2008 Label: Vanguard Records\|Vanguard / Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass)\|Sugar Hill Records Formats: Compact disc\|CD , music download
Album Number Two Release date: September 14, 2010 Label: Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records Formats: CD, music download
His & Hers Release date: June 19, 2012 Label: Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Holiday albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US Country	US Holiday cite web
A Farmhouse Christmas Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Vanguard/Sugar Hill Records Formats: CD, music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
Year	Single	US Country cite web	US Bubbling cite book	Album
2008	30	23	The Life of a Song
2009	—	—
2009	" To Say Goodbye "
2010	—	—	Album Number Two
2010	"That's Important to Me"		Album Number Two
2011	—	—	His & Hers
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2008	Peter Zavadil
2009	Peter Zavadil
2009	url=http:/ / www.cmt.com/ videos/ joey-rory/ 459345/ its-christmas-time.jhtml
2010	Darren Doane
2010	url=http:/ / www.cmt.com/ videos/ joey-rory/ 588767/ thats-important-to-me.jhtml
2011	Bryan Allen
2011	url=http:/ / www.cmt.com/ videos/ joey-rory/ 714138/ let-it-snow-somewhere-else.jhtml

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2009	Academy of Country Music Awards		nom
2009	Country Music Association Awards		nom
2010	Academy of Country Music Awards		won
		Top Vocal Duo of the Year	nom
		Top New Artist	nom
	Country Music Association Awards		nom
2011	Academy of Country Music Awards		nom
	Inspirational Country Music Awards		won
		Mainstream Inspirational Country Song - "That's Important to Me"	nom
		Mainstream Country Artist	nom

Can You Duet performances

Semi-Finals (Season 2)

Original Song Night - " Cheater, Cheater "

* Returned as a guest performer on the series' second season, and gave advice to the remaining competitors.

Finals (Season 1)

And the Winner Is... - "I Want to Be Loved Like That", Shenandoah (band)|Shenandoah

* The judges cited the performance as being weaker than previous ones, and they were eliminated (receiving third place).

Semifinals (Season 1)

The Final Three - " Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind ", Kellie Pickler

* The judges were pleased to see Rory sing a verse by himself for the first time.

Five Duets Down to Four - " Young Love (Strong Love)|Young Love ", The Judds

* Naomi felt that they had likability and marketability, Brett declared that "America needs this", and Aimee compared it to a "sweet dream."

Six Duets Cut to Five - "Cheater, Cheater", Joey + Rory (original song)

* The judges loved the performance and felt they showed real star quality and great interaction between the two while on stage.

Seven Duets Down to Six - "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good", Lee Ann Womack

* Joey played an acoustic guitar in this performance, when previously only Rory had played the guitar.

Eight Duets Perform - "455 Rocket", Kathy Mattea

* The first performance on the big stage before a live studio audience.

Pre-Semifinals (Season 1)

12 Duets Become Eight - " Free Bird ", Lynyrd Skynyrd

* Final performance performance before they perform on the live stage in the semifinals.

Workshop Week - "How's the World Treating You", Alison Krauss

* Workshop week; second performance before they perform on the live stage.

Audition - "Play the Song", Joey + Rory (original song)

* The judges thought they were the real deal, and they were chosen to continue.

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