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Country star Joe Nichols pays tribute to Joey + Rory (Includes interview)

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March 5, 2016

Nichols remarked, “What a love story! It breaks my heart to see what is happening to them, but at the same time, it really makes me and my wife think about what love is. Boy, if there is ever a couple that you want to model your love after, this is it.”

Country duo Joey + Rory

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Joey Feek from the duo Joey + Rory passed away on March 4, 2016, at the age of 40. Their latest inspirational album, Hymns, topped the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. Many other country singers have also paid their respects, and offered moving tributes to the memory of Joey, including Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley.

This April, Joey + Rory are nominated for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award for “Top Vocal Duo of the Year.”

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.