Ep. 65 - RORY FEEK of Joey + Rory ("The Chain of Love")
Singer/songwriter Rory Feek has written multiple #1 country hits for other artists, including Collin Raye's "Someone You Used to Know,\u201d Clay Walker's "The Chain of Love," Blake Shelton\u2019s \u201cSome Beach,\u201d and Easton Corbin\u2019s \u201cA Little More Country Than That.\u201d Other songs from his catalog that have landed in the Top 20 are Tracy Byrd\u2019s \u201cThe Truth About Men,\u201d Blaine Larsen\u2019s \u201cHow Do You Get That Lonely,\u201d and Jimmy Wayne\u2019s \u201cI Will.\u201d Additionally, his songs have been recorded by Kenny Chesney, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Mark Wills, Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride, The Oak Ridge Boys, John Michael Montgomery, Terri Clark, and Lorrie Morgan. In 2008 Rory formed the duo Joey + Rory with his wife, Joey Martin Feek, for the CMT show Can You Duet. Their popularity led to an ACM award for Top New Vocal Duo of the Year, their own TV show, eight successful albums, and a handful of charting singles, including the self-penned songs \u201cCheater Cheater\u201d and \u201cThat\u2019s Important to Me.\u201d Rory\u2019s identity as a storyteller extends beyond his songs to include screenplays, TV scripts, and a popular blog, which earned a loyal following as he shared his family\u2019s pain, triumphs, fears, and deep personal faith during Joey\u2019s battle with terminal cervical cancer. The duo\u2019s final album, Hymns That Are Important to Us, was released in 2016, less than a month before Joey passed away at age 40. It debuted at #1 on Billboard\u2019s Country Albums chart, was certified Gold, and earned the duo a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album. Rory\u2019s memoir, This Life I Live, chronicles his spiritual journey, his love story with Joey, and his disarmingly vulnerable musings on his role in what he calls \u201cGod\u2019s larger story.\u201d