Celebrity News March 29, 2020
Country Artist Joe Diffie Dead of COVID-19 at 61
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Nineties country hitmaker Joe Diffie, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, died Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, of the virus. He was 61.
Rolling Stone confirmed the singer's death.
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View StoryBorn December 28, 1958, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Diffie churned out over 30 country hits between 1990 and 2004, including the #1 hits "Home" (1990), "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" (1991), "Third Rock from the Sun" (1994), "Pickup Man" (1994), and "Bigger Than the Beatles" (1995).
Diffie was such a phenomenon he was mentioned in the 2013 song "1994" by Jason Aldean.
His final solo album was "The Bluegrass Album: Homecoming" (2010).
Diffie is survived by his fourth wife, Tara, and his seven children.
