Rory Lee Feek Net Worth

What is Rory Feek's Net Worth?

Rory Feek is an American country singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and author who has a net worth of $3 million. Rory Feek is best known for being one-half of the musical duo Joey + Rory, alongside his late wife, Joey Feek. In addition to recording eight studio albums as part of the duo, Feek has written singles for various other artists, co-founded the independent label Giantslayer Records, and created some films and television shows.

Early Life

Rory Feek was born on April 25, 1965 in Atchison, Kansas. He began playing the guitar when he was 15 years old, and after leaving high school, he served two tours of duty in the United States Marine Corps.

Songwriting and Solo Career

After living in Dallas, Texas for some time, Feek moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in the mid-1990s and signed a publishing contract. He began releasing singles as a songwriter at the end of the decade, and in the '00s he wrote or co-wrote songs for such country artists as Clay Walker, Kenny Chesney, Terri Clark, Mark Wills, and Tracy Byrd. Feek had his first number-one country hit as a songwriter with Blake Shelton's 2004 single "Some Beach." He followed that with many other successful singles, including Blaine Larsen's "How Do You Get That Lonely" and Jimmy Wayne's "I Will." Feek also co-founded the independent record label Giantslayer Records, on which he released a solo album entitled "My Ol' Man." He released another solo album, "Gentle Man," in 2021.

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Joey + Rory

In the spring of 2008, Feek competed alongside his wife on the new CMT reality competition show "Can You Duet." They finished in third place, and subsequently formed their duo Joey + Rory. The duo signed a recording contract with Vanguard Records and released their first single, "Cheater, Cheater," in the fall of 2008. The song served as the lead single from Joey + Rory's debut album, "The Life of a Song." Released at the end of October, the album debuted at number 10 on the Top Country Albums chart. Joey + Rory released their second album, "Album Number Two," in 2010; it peaked at number nine on the Top Country Albums chart. They followed that with "A Farmhouse Christmas" in 2011.

In the summer of 2012, Joey + Rory released the album "His and Hers." The duo went on to have two albums in 2013: "Inspired: Songs of Faith & Family" and "Made to Last." The next year, they released the cover album "Country Classics: A Tapestry of Our Musical Heritage." Joey + Rory released their eighth and final studio album, "Hymns That Are Important to Us," in early 2016. Consisting of covers of Christian hymns, the album debuted at number one on both the Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, and reached number four on the Billboard 200. It was certified Gold by the RIAA, and won the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album.

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Other Endeavors

Beyond music, Feek is also a filmmaker. He wrote and produced the Civil War-set film "Josephine," which premiered at the Nashville Film Festival in the summer of 2016. Also that year, he released the documentary "To Joey, With Love," dedicated to his late wife. Feek later wrote, shot, and edited the docuseries "This Life I Live," which premiered on RFD-TV in 2020. Elsewhere, he created the singer-songwriter show "Muletown in the Round" and the educational show "The One Room Schoolhouse." Feek has also made many music videos.

Among his other endeavors, Feek has authored a number of books, including his 2017 memoir "This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed it Forever." He has also written several children's books, such as "Once Upon a Farm," "The Cow Said Neigh!," and "The Little Rooster."

Personal Life

Feek married his first wife, Tamara Gilmer, in 1985. They had two daughters, Heidi and Hopie, and divorced in 1992. A decade later, Feek wed Joey Martin, with whom he formed his musical duo. The pair had a daughter named Indiana who was born with Down syndrome. Joey passed away from cervical cancer in 2016. Feek later married a woman named Rebecca in 2024.

Tennessee Farm

In October 2018, Rory and Joey paid $82,000 for a 6-acre farm in Columbia, Tennessee. They named the farm The Homestead at Hardison Mill.

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