Joey's biggest influences:
Singers: Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Connie Smith, The Judds, Emmylou Harris, June Martin (her mother)
Rory's biggest influences:
Singers: Merle Haggard, Don Williams, Robert Feek (his father)
Songwriters: Harlan Howard, Max D. Barnes, Gary Burr, Hugh Prestwood
People: John Wooden, Forrest Gump, Coach Norman Dale
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JOEY+RORY VIDEOS
Joey+Rory's new Overstock.com commercial
The "Play The Song" video
The "Cheater, Cheater" video
The Singer & the Song video (Joey+Rory's Can You Duet submission video)
Joey+Rory are offering their take on holiday traditions with a new single, “It’s Christmas Time,” and a unique children’s album from songwriter think-tank The Song Trust entitled "Merry Kidsmas".
The new single "It's Christmas Time" celebrates the time of the year where we get together with our family and give thanks for all that we have. Joey + Rory have partnered with CMT One Country to donate the proceeds from the sale of this single to Feeding America/Second Harvest Food Bank
The second holiday project, Merry Kidsmas, is a 12-song collection sung by everyday kids of all ages and created by The Song Trust. Founded in Nashville TN, The Song Trust is a collaborative group committed to creating and delivering music from the perspective where the song, not the singer, is the star. True to concept, Merry Kidsmas lists only writer credits and no singer credits. A portion of the proceeds from Merry Kidsmas will benefit the USO through the end of 2009.
While the single and album are two distinctive works, the message is the same. “We’re incredibly grateful for an amazing year and hope to share some of that good fortune this holiday season. CMT helped launch our career, so we’re really excited to team-up with CMT One Country in the spirit of giving,” says Joey.
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Joey+Rory's Bio
Donning stage attire that typically consists of boots, a collared shirt and overalls, 43-year-old songwriter Rory Feek, who has penned hits including Clay Walker’s “Chain of Love” and Blake Shelton’s “Some Beach,” stands far apart from the quasi-rock styled twenty somethings that dominate CMT. In fact, Feek may be one of the least likely individuals to ever be vaulted into the national spotlight via a reality TV talent competition–let alone one aired by the aforementioned, MTV-owned network.
That, however, is exactly what has happened to the husband-and-wife duo Joey + Rory, which consists of Feek and his wife Joey Martin. Together, Feek and Martin navigated all the way to the final episode of CMT’s Can You Duet before being outdueled for the crown by the years-younger Caitlin and Will.
But with a feisty debut single already clawing its way into country radio playlists across the nation, and an album, The Life of a Song, in stores months before the planned release from the show’s victors, this duo–which hadn’t even been conceived prior to Can You Duet–seems like a winner, what with their time on the show being rewarded in the form of a record deal, national media attention, and an unexpected second chance for Martin, who was once signed to, and subsequently released from, Sony.
Perhaps the greatest reward of all for their time on Can You Duet, however, is the fact that the couple now gets to experience the fruits of their labor together, as partners in art. They are, after all, already partners in essentially every other aspect of their lives, their deeply transcendent adoration of each other clearly evident. And so, despite the fact that Feek and Martin had never performed together as Joey + Rory before the show, their musical partnership doesn’t really seem all that unlikely.
Without a doubt, Joey + Rory stands out in a country music crowd dominated by youth and the pop-leaning music that is often produced by those younger artists. The couple is older than most new artists–their ages would even make them ineligible to compete on that other reality show, the one that has launched the careers of Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler–and their music, often upbeat but at times heartbreakingly sad or less than politically correct, is, as Rory describes it, the “country kind” of country music often passed over when it comes to radio airplay and mainstream attention.
Despite all of that, however, the one thing that makes Joey + Rory stand out most of all is their relationship with each other, a love so strong and glowing that it can’t help but seep into their music, their vocal harmony carrying that indescribable quality that only emanates from two people singing together who share a bond that stretches far beyond the singer/singer dynamic. These are two people, yes, who share an intense and intimate passion for singing, for storytelling, and for country music, but their passion for each other is what binds all of this together and renders the product of their talents in each of those areas uniquely their own.
And if you don’t believe in love at first sight, or if you don’t believe that there are certain people in this world who are meant–by nature, by God, by some mysterious and unknown force of the universe–to be together, then you haven’t met Joey Martin and Rory Feek, who remind us just how special and powerful love can be when two people get it right.
I just wanted to wish ya a Happy Thanksgiving and also tell you I love the way you sung Free Bird. You made it your own and I have to say I like it alot better than the original. I also love your christmas songs. HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family.
JUST WANT TO TELL YOU BOTH HOW MUCH YOUR SONGS MEAN TO ME IM GOING THREW ALOT , IM NOT WELL AND JUST SITTING HER WITH YOUR MUSIC MAKES ME CRY AND LAUGH !! jUst love yoU guys , when are u going to be in indiana or chicago area'S LUV dar
just bought my tickets to see you at buffalo run in oklahoma! is there going to be a meet and greet?? my hubby and I have been fans since can you duet!! driving from central missouri to see you!! can't wait!
You guys are so awsome, and just so dang sweet. Thanks for sharing your music and your life with us all. You encourage the good to rise from everyone. Wish the best to you guys always!
Hey guys don't forget to head to Kiserslautern, Germany and check out the K-club on Vogelweh Air force base or even Ramstein AB. There are a bunch of country fans over there that would be freaked out having you guys either place...Country nights are Saturday nights at the Kazabra club (K-club). Hope you all have a great time in Europe and don't forget to stop by and see some troops at Landstruhl Regional Medical Center in Landstruhl, Germany. Those are our wounded that are in transition to get back stateside..
JOEY AND RORY I'M A BIG FANN OF YALL AND I LIKE YALL SONG BECAUSE I JUST LOST MY GRANDFATHER A YEAR AGO AND THAT SONG SAY GOODBYE IT MAKES BE THINK MORE OF HIM
