The first successful oil well in Alabama was drilled at Gilbertown in 1944, with oil and gas becoming the county's most important industry. This industry waned by the 1970s as the wells lost profitability.
Joey Martin mÐµt Rory Feek lÐ°tÐµ in 2001, Ðµight months lÐ°tÐµr Ð¾n June 15, 2002 thÐµÑ gÐ¾t married. Joey Ð°nd Rory decided tÐ¾ work tÐ¾gÐµthÐµr Ð°nd ÑÐ¾ Joey+Rory wÐ°Ñ born. In 2014, Joey was diagnosed with cervical cancer three months after giving birth to Indiana. She underwent a hysterectomy to remove the cancer and surrounding areas.
Joey + Rory. Joey + Rory : Songwriter Interviews. Rory Feek was a single dad Nashville songwriter when he married the aspiring singer Joey. While Rory was on the A-list writing hits like Blake Shelton's Some Beach, Jimmy Wayne's I Will, and Easton Corbin's A Little More Country Than That, Joey was trying to get her singing career going.