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You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He worked a series of blue-collar jobs after high school and played with a gospel group, Higher Purpose, and the bluegrass band, Special Edition. Joe Diffie @JoeDiffieOnline. You're my favorite singer.' Tara grew up along with brothers, Brock and Ty. divorce before.". Ive always loved music and my family is pretty musical. Beach, Fla. She said that after Allison's death, Diffie "started calling to check on me Country superstar Chris Young also paid homage to Diffie in his recent hit, Raised On Country. Diffie, an Oklahoma Music Hall of Famer, celebrated a pinnacle career milestone of more than 25 years as a member of the historic Grand Ole Opry and began hosting a radio show on KXBL, a country station in his native Tulsa prior to his death. That refrain became the title of Diffies final album. Diffie was three times divorced. It includes collaborations with The Grascals, Rhonda Vincent, and other bluegrass artists. Im just going to go to Nashville because Ive always loved [music] and everybody tells me Im good, so Im going to go try it. Thats kind of how it started. [2] "In My Own Backyard", the last release from Honky Tonk Attitude, reached number 19 on the country charts. His album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, was released in late 2010 through Rounder. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. "His family respects. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. it's almost a cleansing. [65] Two years after divorcing Janise, Diffie married Debbie Jones, a nurse technician. Floss married her high school sweetheart, Joe Riley Diffie, in 1958. Country Weekly reviewer wrote that Diffie "deals with adult emotions" and described the title track as "a shimmering ballad perfect for his expressive tenor. Two of his other albums went gold. [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. He also co-wrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw . Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Brian Mansfield gave the album a positive review in Allmusic, saying that it "has all the clichs of country music, and all the good stuff, too. Big Show Music Co. Nashville, TN info@bigshowmusicco.com. [61], In late 2012, Jason Aldean recorded the song "1994", co-written by Thomas Rhett, Luke Laird, and Barry Dean. Others in the country music community to test positive for the coronavirus include Kalie. [51] That same year, Diffie was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Even in his performing era, Diffie continued writing songs, including ones recorded by Tim McGraw (Memory Lane) and Jo Dee Messina (My Give a Damns Busted). Diffie's version of the song peaked at number 64 based on unsolicited airplay. "I think he is the greatest country singer that's ever been.". [2], Country Standard Time gave the album a positive review for having "nary a novelty tune in the bunch",[44] and Nash wrote that it had a "surprising depth of feeling. Joe Diffie, the Nineties country star behind hits like "Pickup Man," has died at 61 due to complications related to COVID-19. 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. The following year brought his most successful long-player, Third Rock from the Sun, which reached 6 on the US country chart. Diffie might. Liz Allison said she met Diffie twice before her husband's death. 18. Tweets by @JoeDiffieOnline// Try again later. He's a special person. It's just that their names ain't in the headlines.". You can always change this later in your Account settings. ". He worked a series of blue-collar jobs after high school and played with a gospel group, Higher. [51] Tougher Than Nails produced a top-20 hit in its title track, followed by "If I Could Only Bring You Back", which peaked at number 50 and spent only eight weeks on the charts. Diffie, a singer known for his lighthearted. "[53], In 2005, Jo Dee Messina released "My Give a Damn's Busted", which Diffie co-wrote and originally recorded on In Another World. The untrue claims appear to have stemmed from an obituary posted online for Diffies father, Joe Diffie Sr., who passed away in November 2018 from cancer. He was previously married to Tara Terpening Diffie, Theresa Crump, Debbie Jones and Janise Parker. [45] William Ruhlmann wrote that Diffie "has put together a decade-plus career in country largely on his ability to succeed" in "scour[ing] Nashville publishers for 10 good compositions in the established style", and that he was an "adequate but undistinguished singer. [7], Diffie signed to the independent Broken Bow Records in 2003. But I learned a lesson from it. He is survived by his fourth wife, Tara Terpening, whom he married in 2018, and by four sons, Parker, Travis, Drew and Tyler, and two daughters, Kara and Kylie. He reportedly died from coronavirus complications. [2] Erlewine said of the album's content, "there's nothing new, but there doesn't need to be",[52] and Country Standard Time said that the album "shows that he's still got the talent that took him to stardom in the first place. [5] He first worked in oil fields, then drove a truck that pumped concrete in the oilfield in Alice, Texas, before moving back to Duncan to work in a foundry. Diffie released seven studio albums, a Christmas album, and a greatest-hits package under the Epic label. They get my albums and they know all the stuff on 'em. At the time of his death, Joe Diffie had a net worth of $10