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Joey Feek dreamed off having this happen before her death, and her husband was overcome with emotion as watched her dream come to life. The husband and wife makeup the duo Joey + Rory, they were named Grammy winners in the Best Roots Gospel Album category for Hymns That Are Important to Us. This was the couples seventh album together, one that Joey would not give up on. Rory Feek took the stage to accept the award during non-televised portion of the show dedicating the special moment to his wife that lost her life on March 4, 2016, after facing a two year fight with cervical cancer. Joey didn't let her health stop her from making the album she always wanted though. The couple recorded the album in a very non-traditional way while Joey was battling cancer and working hard to make sure the album would be completed. They made that happen, no matter where they were with Joey performing parts of the songs in a hotel room. Now they have a Grammy Award to show just how special those moments were, for not only the husband and wife, but for fans and the music community that awarded them for doing it that way. …show more content…

Joey also added in some humor, responding to her husband saying “If we win, I’ll know before you

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