The song also reached number one on the country music charts published by Radio & Records and Gavin Report, making him the first country music artist to have a number-one debut single on all three charts,[10] as well as the first country music artist to have a debut single spend more than one week in the number-one position at the latter two publications. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? Diffie published a statement to his Facebook page on March 27, 2020, announcing that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19: A few days later, on March 29, his Facebook page was updated again with a statement announcing that he had died due to complications from the disease: GRAMMY-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed away today, Sunday, March 29 from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19). @rteliveline. Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. Its singles all failed to make the top 10 on the country charts, with lead-off "This Is Your Brain" reaching number 25, followed by "Somethin' Like This" at number 40 and "The Promised Land" at number 61, the lowest-peaking single of his career. 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. His only album for the label was Tougher Than Nails, which Wilson and he produced with Buddy Cannon. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) Country music icon Joe Diffie died Sunday from "complications of coronavirus," according to his publicist. He was a real neotraditionalist and his influence is still heard in new artists today. "Joe Diffie, Nineties Countrys Pickup Man, Dead at 61 From Coronavirus." Diffie told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that the album was "a little rowdier than the first two. May God Bless and comfort Joes family and welcome him into Eternity. Diffie, 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. 11:14 AM EDT, Mon March 30, 2020, Country artist Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus, Joe Diffie - Pickup Man (Official Music Video). his father passed, same name, November 2018 to stage IV lung cancer. The success is more than I could have ever dreamed of.. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. chimmeystack , 10/08/2022. "[34], His other release that year was the studio album Life's So Funny. 11:26 AM EDT, Mon March 30, 2020. When he died too soon in 1996, Duffey had influenced the music he loved in ways big and small. One of RT's highest-earning stars, he is the current presenter of Liveline, an interview and phone-in chat show broadcast on RT Radio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 13.45 and 15.00. Here just a few of the many country singers honoring Diffie: American country singer Jason Aldean shared a tribute to Diffie by posting the cover of the singers second studio album, Regular Joe, on Twitter. Listen to 16 Biggest Hits: Joe Diffie by Joe Diffie on Apple Music. His name and extensive catalogue were made into a cheeky hook in Jason Aldeans 1994, the 2012 song whose chorus consisted of the chant Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie!. I was like, You gotta be kidding me. Its pretty flattering they went that far with it. You will be missed, Joe. "[3] His early albums for Epic mostly consisted of ballads, but starting with Honky Tonk Attitude, he began to include more up-tempo and novelty numbers. Duffy Jackson, with bassist Jim Furgeson, at Rudy's Jazz Room in Nashville. When he sang Pickup Man, he alternated between plain and direct singing, humorously dipping and bending his syllables for emphasis. Diffie started out working in the Oklahoma and Texas oil fields. This photo hangs in my office to this day. RTE star Joe Duffy has been left heartbroken following the death of his beloved mum. On January 18, 2022, Joseph M. Duffy, passed away peacefully from Covid pneumonia. Joe Duffy and his mother Mabel. Absolutely no words for the loss of Joe Diffie, country singer Carrie Underwood said on Twitter. Anthony Ciccone, the eldest sibling of Madonna and a Michigan native, died Friday evening at 66 years old. Rest in Peace, Joe. Charlie Daniels, Joe Diffie was the pickup man always had a smile and a story, to cure and encourage. Honky Tonk Attitude (1993) shipped a million copies in the United States and was certified platinum. Discovery Company. "[41], In mid-1998, Epic Records released Diffie's Greatest Hits package, which featured three new cuts. We will all certainly miss him. Ricky Skaggs, Were all shocked and saddened to hear the news of my friend Joe Diffies passing. 23rd February 2022. in. Really, its not any more complicated than that.. The news was confirmed by Adkins Publicity, which announced his death in a news release. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. [36] Nash gave "Bigger Than the Beatles" a C-minus rating, calling it "just a lame device to evoke the names of beloved rock heroes. Soon, Mr. Diffie moved to Nashville, where he spent a few years writing songs and singing demos. Joe was a great singer, songwriter, and entertainer that left his mark in Country Music. [61] Allmusic reviewer j. poet gave this album a positive review for showing Diffie's bluegrass influences. Duffy's former bandmate and Charlatans frontman, Tim Burgess, confirmed the news in a Twitter . [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. No, no!", before cutting the caller off and the show cut to an ad break. Published Feb. 28, 2023 4:35 p.m. PST. The Liveline host, 66, was left devastated by the death of his 92 . Joe Duffy we love and appreciate you thanks for all your hard work. Rest in peace, my brother. He began writing songs in the 1980s, and one of them, Love on the Rocks, was recorded by Hank Thompson. During the face-to-face confrontation at the Dublin cemetery, Mr Duffy remonstrated with Paul Scannell, head of the 1916 Societies, a hardline republican separatist group. Joseph Logan Diffie was born in Tulsa and raised in the tiny community of Velma, Oklahoma. February 21 2022 09:48 AM. [66][67] They have one daughter, Kylie, born in 2004. I will miss him. Lee Roy Parnell, So tragic to hear that another great legends voice has gone silent. Published After working as a demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Joe Diffie, a country music star who won Country Music Assn. [16] The first two singles from the album both peaked at number five on Billboard: "Is It Cold in Here" and "Ships That Don't Come In",[3] with the latter reaching number one on Radio & Records. As a child, he played with his aunts country band, and later as part of rock, gospel and bluegrass outfits. [2], In Another World received mixed reviews. Joe Duffy is "heartbroken" as a close family member passed away days before Christmas. Although he initially earned credits toward medical school, he decided against a medical profession after marrying for the first time in 1977 and ultimately dropped out before graduation. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Regarding this album, Diffie told Billboard that its material had a common theme of love, and that he wanted to create a more contemporary sound through the production. Country musics huge loss of my friend, a great singer and songwriter. Diffie's second album, titled Regular Joe, was released in 1992 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Deepest condolences to Joes family, friends and fans. A great singer. [3][5], When the foundry closed in 1986, Diffie declared bankruptcy and sold the studio out of financial necessity. Diffie was born into a musical family in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They famously had triplets Ellen, Ronan and Sen who they welcomed into the world on 28 March 1995. Thom Owens wrote that he began "adding more rock flourishes" on this album,[31] and Nash said that Diffie "not only understands the blue-collar ethic from the inside out he's also familiar with its humorous underbelly. . Related Articles He was 61. The 100 Best Albums of 2022. Ive seen multiple posts and its upsetting to all of us. Welsh singer Duffy recounted a harrowing four-week kidnapping and rape ordeal that caused her to withdraw from the public eye for a decade. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. [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. Her death was confirmed in a statement by Mr Duffy's agency NK Management on Monday. Its kind of flattering, yet uncomfortable at the same time, he said. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. RIP, Joe Diffie. Pam Tillis, Im so sorry to hear about Joe Diffies passing. who tragically died in a car crash in 1991, and his . [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. Mabel sadly passed away surrounded by her loved ones in the Kiltipper Woods Care Centre in Dublin on Sunday. [5] That same year, Cash Box named him Male Vocalist of the year. "[49], Diffie was married four times. 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. [5], After graduating, he attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. the son of photographer Brian Duffy who . Celia Cruz - Queen of Salsa - Died 7-16-2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. - Cancerous brain tumor (. Singer Duffy: 'I was raped and drugged and held captive' 00:54 Journalist says he had a creepy encounter with new tech that left him unable to sleep 03:28 CNN Duffy opened up to her fans. You can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill/and I still wouldnt trade it for a Coupe de Ville, he sang, adding, I met all my wives in traffic jams/Theres just something women like about a pickup man., The title track from Third Rock From the Sun, which went to No. Sonaiya Kelley is an entertainment reporter at the Los Angeles Times. Two of his other albums went gold. 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