[26], Third Rock from the Sun was Diffie's highest-charting top country album (where it reached number six[13]), as well as his second consecutive platinum album. "[41], In mid-1998, Epic Records released Diffie's Greatest Hits package, which featured three new cuts. COUNTRY STAR JOE DIFFIE DEAD FROM CORONAVIRUS COMPLICATIONS AT AGE 61, Joe Diffie performing at the 12th annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tenn. (Al Wagner/Invision/AP, File). "Grammy-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed away today, Sunday, March 29, from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19)," the statement read simply. [2], The label released Diffie's debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads, at the end of 1990,[3] with Montgomery and Johnny Slate as producers. Show Media. "[63] She thought that Diffie began to move away from his George Jones influences on A Night to Remember. Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. The following year brought his most successful long-player, Third Rock from the Sun, which reached 6 on the US country chart. The inaccurate claim about Joe Diffie is one of many from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube users seeking to sow doubt about the impact of coronavirus. Joe Diffie's Wife Tara Shares Their Final Photo Together - Taste of Country Source: Rolling Stone. 1 hit country singles in the 1990s. Tyler Diffie is the son of country singer Joe Diffie and Janise Parker. [2] He also contributed to another cut on that album, "Same Old Train", which featured Marty Stuart and 11 other country music singers. 1 country hit. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Try again later. But until I got out and started singing in different groups and whatnot it didnt really hit me. Watch Joe Diffie's Memorial Service . Thanks for your help! Im glad to have been a part of that.. Joe Diffie's string of . Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Diffie was born into a musical family in Tulsa, Oklahoma. abuzz in recent weeks over the relationship between Liz Allison and Diffie. [24] Several other artists and he won that year's Country Music Association award for Vocal Event of the Year, for their guest vocals on George Jones's "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair". Joe Diffie Obituary (1958 - 2020) - Nashville, TN - The Republican Joe did not have lung cancer and was a healthy, loving father, husband and friend. Zorgas 2 yr. ago. While working during the day with Gibson guitars, he focused on his songwriting and sang on demo recordings. In 1993, Result? By. He was signed to Epic Records in 1990 and released his debut album, "A Thousand Winding Roads." "[53], In 2005, Jo Dee Messina released "My Give a Damn's Busted", which Diffie co-wrote and originally recorded on In Another World. NEW YORK (AP) Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like "Home" and "Pickup Man," has died after testing positive for COVID-19. But Liz Allison denied being the reason Diffie is divorcing his wife, It's just that their names ain't in the headlines.".