Background
Rory Lee Feek was born and raised in Atchison, Kansas. They have one daughter, Indiana Boone (born February 17, 2014), who was born with Down Syndrome.
Rory Lee Feek was born and raised in Atchison, Kansas. They have one daughter, Indiana Boone (born February 17, 2014), who was born with Down Syndrome.
In his career, he has written singles for Clay Walker, Blake Shelton, Tracy Byrd and other artists. He also established Giantslayer Records for launching of new independent artists. Inspired by Don Williams, Merle Haggard and other artists, Feek began playing guitar at age fifteen.
He later served two tours of duty in the United States Marine Corps after high school, before moving to Dallas, Texas, where he played in nightclubs.
Feek moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1995 after being encouraged to by Nashville entertainment attorney Rod Phelps, and signed to a publishing contract. One of his first single releases as a songwriter was Collin Raye"s "Someone You Used to Know", a Top Five country hit in 1999.
A year later, Clay Walker reached Top Five as well with "The Chain of Love", another song that Feek co-wrote. Feek continued to write for other artists in the 2000s, including album tracks for Mark Wills, Kenny Chesney, Terri Clark, Randy Travis, and Lorrie Morgan, as well as Tracy Byrd"s 2003 single "The Truth About Men".
Also in 2004, Feek founded the Giantslayer Records label, on which Blaine Larsen recorded two studio albums in association with BNA Records.
They came in third place on the CMT talent show Can You Duet, and later that year signed to a recording contract with Vanguard Records. Joey + Rory released their debut single "Cheater, Cheater" that year, and peaked at Number. 30 on the country singles charts with lieutenant
That same year, Jimmy Wayne charted on the country charts with "I Will", another Feek co-write.
Catherine Britt – "The Upside of Being Down"
Tracy Byrd – "The Truth About Men"
Easton Corbin – "A Little More Country Than That"
Joey + Rory – "Cheater, Cheater", "Play the Song", "To Say Goodbye", "This Song"s for You", "That"s Important to Maine"
Blaine Larsen - "How Do You Get That Lonely", "The Best Manitoba"
The Oak Ridge Boys – "lieutenant"s Hard to Be Cool (In a Minivan)"
Collin Raye – "Someone You Used to Know"
Crystal Shawanda – "You Can Let Go"
Blake Shelton - "Some Beach"
Clay Walker – "The Chain of Love"
Jimmy Wayne – "I Will"
Mark Wills - "Rich Manitoba".