Biography: All about Joey Recker

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Joey Recker was raised In  Southwest  Georgia  and  lives  in Plains, GA.  At 9 years old he would sneak into the unlocked church a few miles from his home to play Gospel music and Billy Joel on the church piano.  His mother forbid him to go to the church alone, but he continued until he was caught by the church pianist who offered to give him piano lessons.  Nothing could stop Joey from singing and playing!  He performed in high school and college show choirs and jazz bands until joining the military in 1985.  Joey  started  tuning  and  repairing  pianos  in  2004.    As  a  musician,  he  takes  pride  in  not  only  making  your  instrument  sound  good,  but  making  it  feel  and  play  like  it  should.    He  continued  to  play  in  local  bands,  like  “Dixie  Rhythm” ,  ”Drivin’  Country”  and  Slaughter  Creek  while  serving  his  country.    In  2015,  Joey retired  after  28  years  of  service at the rank of Command Sergeant Major.  

After retirement, Joey  decided  to  re-dedicate  himself  to  his  music  and  started  playing  local  bars  and  restaurants.  In  2017,  Joey  was “discovered” in a South Georgia Bar playing and singing for local music lovers and toured nationally  with Confederate Railroad for  six  years  between  2017  until  2021.  After  retiring  from  Confederate  Railroad,  Joey  continues  to  entertain  regionally.