![]() ![]() This comes as a huge shock to all of us in the country music community. “Joe was a friend and touring partner with me in the 90’s. Deepest condolences to Joe’s family, friends and fans.- Travis Tritt March 29, 2020 Joe was a friend and touring partner with me in the 90’s. I just learned that has passed away due to complications from the Coronavirus. Singer Travis Tritt tweeted his condolences after hearing of Diffie’s death. In 1993, Diffie and Mary Chapin Carpenter were nominated for a Grammy for their duet, “Not Too Much to Ask.” He won a Grammy Award in 1998 for “Same Old Train,” a collaboration with a dozen other artists, including Clint Black, Merle Haggard, Patty Loveless and Randy Travis. It’s one thing to hear a song title or your name mentioned, but when it started into the ‘Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie’ part, that’s cool right there,” he said.ĭiffie is in the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 25 years. “I was like, ‘You gotta be kidding me.’ It’s pretty flattering they went that far with it. It’s kind of flattering, yet uncomfortable at the same time,” he said. His name and extensive catalogue were made into a cheeky hook in Jason Aldean’s “1994,” the 2012 song whose chorus consisted of the chant “Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie!”Īt the time, Diffie told CMT News that he was surprised that Aldean made him the focus of a song. “I met all my wives in traffic jams / There’s just something women like about a pickup man,” he sang. His songs were full of tongue-in-cheek takes on life as a “good ol’ boy,” like 1994’s “Pickup Man,” his song about pickup trucks and the men who drive them. We want to remind the public and all my fans to be vigilant, cautious and careful during this pandemic,” the statement said. “My family and I are asking for privacy at this time. Two days before his death, Diffie released a statement saying he had tested positive for coronavirus and was receiving treatment. Sporting a mustache and mullet, his boot-scooting crowd-pleasers included the hits, “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)” and “Honky Tonk Attitude.” And Tina Turner is a gift that that will always be 'simply the best.' Angels, sing thee to thy rest…Queen," she concluded.Joe Diffie, a country music singer known for his lighthearted odes to country life that reached mainstream success in the 1990s, died Sunday from complications of coronavirus, his publicist said in a news release.ĭiffie, a 61-year-old native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, made 13 albums and had more than 20 Top 10 hits to his credit, his publicist said. So on today, while we mourn the loss of this iconic voice and presence, she gave us more than we could have ever asked. "I am humbled to have helped show her to the world. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner Tina, and showed her to the world.' I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days. Her final words to me - for me - were 'You never mimicked me. "Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like. “How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world? Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her," Bassett wrote. ![]()
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