Rory Feek and his late wife Joey won a Grammy Award this week for the best gospel roots album.
Not only did Rory Feek honor his promise to his late wife Joey by attending the 2017 Grammys, the country singer took home an award for best gospel roots album.
It was a bittersweet moment for Rory after the death of his wife and duet partner Joey last year.
The Feeks won for “Hymns,” an album they recorded shortly before she died last March at age 40.
Rory told those gathered at Sunday’s awards ceremony, ”My wife’s dream was to make a hymns album. She didn’t have the chance to do it until she’d been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, so she’d sing in hotel rooms while she did chemotherapy and radiation.”
When the album was nominated he said his wife made him promise he’d attend the pre-telecast awards ceremony. He says she added with a big smile, “‘Remember, if we win, I’ll know before you will.'”
Rory told Fox News before the awards it “doesn’t mean anything to me if we win or we don’t.” But he admitted, ”Of course it’s exciting and amazing to win but just to have my wife’s name and our music still in the mix…is a good thing.”
He added that the night will be about “celebrating my bride.” Meanwhile, the Best Gospel Song went to Tamela Mann for “God Provides.” Best Contemporary Christian Music Song went to Hillary Scott & The Scott Family for “Thy Will.”