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Country newcomers, Joey and Rory, have taken a somewhat unique road to stardom. Even though they’ve been married for six years, they only recently started performing as a duo for the 2008 audition of CMT's hit series, Can You Duet. While they didn't win the show, they did place third and remain fan favorites throughout the competition. The duo, who is currently signed to Vanguard/Sugar Hill Reco rds, recently won the ACM award for Top New Vocal Duo!
Joey + Rory’s newly released debut album, The Life of a Song, overflows with traditional country flavor. The duo co-wrote seven of the twelve songs—many of the lyrics drawing from personal experience and offering remarkable depth and connectivity. The duo offers a truth and sincerity that is hard to find with engaging singles like “Sweet Emmylou” and “Loved the Hell.”
The authentic single “Rodeo,” tugs at the heart strings as it tells the somber journey of a rodeo cowboy. On a rowdier note, Joey + Rory’s rendition of “Cheater, Cheater,” which deals with—you guessed it—infidelity, was a big hit on Can You Duet, so they incl uded it on their album.
Nearly a decade ago, Joey migrated to Tennessee from Indiana and attempted to establish her music career. She recorded an album with Sony, but never released any singles. In 2006, she and her sister-in-law opened a restaurant named Marcy Jo's Mealhouse not far from their farm in Pottsville, Tennessee. On the farm, sits the couples’ 1870’s farmhouse.
Rory, a Kansas native and former Marine, is a decorated songwriter with chart-topping hits by Collin Raye, Blake Shelton, Clay Walker and others. He explains; when he came to Tennessee in 1995, he put all of his ambitions of singing away, because he didn’t think he could compete in the “beauty contest,” which is how Rory refers to the county music scene in Nashville at the time.
Joey + Rory managed to make a different way for themselves after combining their talents. Rory compares his first performances with Joey to “singing around the kitchen table.” The duo just finished filming the video for their new single, “This Song’s for You.” To get a sneak peak of that video and find out more about the up-and-coming duo, be sure to visit http://www.joeyandrory.com.
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