1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. Anthony Ciccone led a complicated life and shared close ties with his family, Henry said in . . [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. The next morning, he died after suffering a heart attack. We all love you Joe, and our heart breaks for you and your loved ones. Henry Paul of BlackHawk/The Outlaws, His album, Average Joe, was not a made up record company marketing idea. Did you encounter any technical issues? In 1993, Diffie and Mary Chapin Carpenter were nominated for a Grammy for their duet, Not Too Much to Ask.. the son of photographer Brian Duffy who . [8] Its first single, "Home", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Duffy Jackson, a drummer whose swinging exuberance propelled him from child stardom to a prolific career behind Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and many others, died on Wednesday in Nashville . Joe Diffie, who went from working in oil fields and foundries to becoming one of the most commercially successful country singers of the early and mid-1990s, died on Sunday in Nashville. . Its truly a sad day for our industry. His family requests privacy at this time. None of that language on this show! In the intervening years, the Diffie family lived in San Antonio, Washington state, and Wisconsin. 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Two days later, on March 29, he died in Nashville at the age of 61 from complications of the disease. An emotional Joe Duffy has paid tribute to his mother Mabel as she is laid to rest, telling mourners 'we have come a long way because of her lifetime.'. The album's third single, "Next Thing Smokin'", made its chart debut one month before "Not Too Much to Ask", a duet that Diffie recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter for her album Come On Come On. We always met with a smile and well see each other again with a smile. Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band Singer of hits like "John Deere Green" and "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Diffie toured at various county fairs in August 2010 in support of it. He. There, he took a job with the Gibson guitar company and also began singing on countless demos and writing songs. This comes as a huge shock to all of us in the country music community. "[40] Owens said that it "doesn't offer anything new or especially remarkable from Joe Diffie. Health | I just heard the news of Joe Diffies passing. Hiltzik: What is it about conservative COVID-19 deniers and masks? Lauren Daigle reschedules numerous tour dates due to coronavirus "I met him at a dance in the Metropole ballroom across the road from Clery's . @rteliveline. [2] Also included on the album was the ballad "Goodnight Sweetheart", later a top-10 country hit in 1996 for David Kersh. 1 country singles in the 1990s, died Sunday from complications of COVID-19. Diffie revealed his positive coronavirus diagnosis on Friday. "[49], Diffie was married four times. Joe Diffie died on March 29, 2020 due to complications from the COVID-19 virus. Peace, Joe. Richard Young of the Kentucky Headhunters. He began writing about the Bay Area music scene in 1992 and became the full-time pop music critic for the organization's Oakland Tribune in 2006. WillieCocker , 21/09/2017. Mabel sadly passed away surrounded by her loved ones in the Kiltipper Woods Care Centre in Dublin on Sunday. Sheppard, I am in total shock hearing about our dear Joe! I was like, You gotta be kidding me. Its pretty flattering they went that far with it. He also divorced his wife, who left with their two children. Singer Charlie Daniels, known for his hit The Devil Went Down to Georgia, posted his own tribute to Diffie. Joe and I toured for a year together along with Travis Tritt. The music and legacy he leaves behind are legendary. Its truly a sad day for our industry. Duffy was best known for having played keyboards as a member of Primal Scream since 1989, as well as his work with the bands. One such social media post racked up more than 100,000 shares within a week: Another person claimed that Diffie had actually died from lung cancer, not COVID-19: There is no truth to these claims. He was 61. Signed to Epic Records, Diffie released his debut LP, A Thousand Winding Roads, in 1990. Im so shocked. [2] He also contributed to another cut on that album, "Same Old Train", which featured Marty Stuart and 11 other country music singers. He spent several months in a state of depression before deciding to move to Nashville, Tennessee,[5] where he took a job at Gibson Guitar Corporation. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW [68] The couple divorced in 2017. Joe Duffy and his mother Mabel. 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. That year, he was contacted by Bob Montgomery, a songwriter and record producer known for working with Buddy Holly. Gonna miss Joe. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? [5] "Ships That Don't Come In" was co-written by Dave Gibson, also recording on Epic at the time as a member of the Gibson/Miller Band. Joe Duffy is "heartbroken" as a close family member passed away days before Christmas. His father held various jobs and later drove a tour bus for the country superstar Toby Keith; his mother was a schoolteacher and owned a flower shop. This photo hangs in my office to this day. In 1998, he won a Grammy award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for the all-star recording Same Old Train with Merle Haggard, Clint Black, Emmylou Harris, and more. [43], Alanna Nash regularly compared Diffie's voice to that of George Jones. "Grammy-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed away today, Sunday, March 29, from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19)," the statement read simply. He remembered him as being "funny, diligent, dignified" in a touching tribute. Such a sad week for the country music world., Man what a week Kenny Rogers and now @JoeDiffieOnline. "[41], In mid-1998, Epic Records released Diffie's Greatest Hits package, which featured three new cuts. Sonaiya Kelley is an entertainment reporter at the Los Angeles Times. The couple had two children, Parker and Kara, then divorced in 1986. While at Gibson, Diffie spent nights and weekends recording demo records and was eventually introduced by a coworker to Johnny Slate, who owns a music publishing firm in Nashville. 27 March 2020. He is a South Bay native who graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Liberal Studies. 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. His family moved frequently before settling back in Oklahoma, where Mr. Diffie attended high school and college. All Rights Reserved. Joe Goddard, former sports columnist with The Doings and the Chicago Sun-Times, dies at 85. Welsh singer Duffy recounted a harrowing four-week kidnapping and rape ordeal that caused her to withdraw from the public eye for a decade. 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. Eighteen of his singles landed in the Top 10 on the country charts, with five going No. on. It was led off by "Bigger Than the Beatles", the last number-one single of his career. "His family respects. Health | When Diffie was first diagnosed with COVID-19, he told his fans to "to be vigilant, cautious and careful during this pandemic.". CNNs Eric Levenson and Carmen Conte Widman contributed to this report. [14] Diffie later became a country music radio broadcaster himself, fronting a midday program for Tulsa radio station KXBL. [1], Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote that Diffie "lent his traditional sensibilities to humorous, rock-tinged novelties and plaintive ballads. #RIPjoediffie I will never forget you!, A post shared by Travis Tritt (@realtravistritt). In 1993, the year he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, Diffie released the platinum-selling LP Honky Tonk Attitude, followed by 1994s Third Rock From the Sun, which was also certified platinum. Following moves to Monument and Broken Bow Records, Diffie signed with the Rounder label, returning to his bluegrass roots with Homecoming. The Bronx, N.Y., native has previously contributed to Essence, Allure and Keyframe Magazine. Really one of the good guys. "That's tough," the singer replies, chuckling . and Grammy awards and charted five No. I cant find adequate words. Nicole Glennon. I am honored, and humbled, to have known him. Diffie released seven studio albums, a Christmas album, and a greatest-hits package under the Epic label. On January 5, the Korean film world mourned the death of a young star in Kim Mi-soo, who passed away at age 29. [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". Rest in Peace, Joe. Charlie Daniels, Joe Diffie was the pickup man always had a smile and a story, to cure and encourage. Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Pink, Idris Elba, Daniel Dae Kim, Andy Cohen and more have gone public with coronavirus diagnoses. February 21 2022 09:48 AM. Between then and 2004, Diffie charted 35 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which peaked at number one: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced (In . Country singers all over the nation are leaving emotional tributes to Joe Diffie, who died from complications of coronavirus on Sunday. [33] He issued two albums later in the year. "John Prine, One of Americas Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73." 2. Mabel was 94 when she passed away at the Kiltipper Woods Care Centre in Dublin over the weekend with her family by her side. Stars react to Joe Diffies death: Another, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Stars react to Joe Diffies death: Another great legends voice has gone silent, John Prine hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms, Lauren Daigle reschedules numerous tour dates due to coronavirus, Michael W. Smith looks back: Ive got an extraordinary redemption story. Claire Hyland. I n a statement made by this morning his agent Noel Kelly Management, he said it was with . Diffie married Tara Terpening at The Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville in 2018. May God Bless and comfort Joes family and welcome him into Eternity. Has the Bay Area moved on? He released albums throughout the 2000s and 2010s, and last year began hosting a radio show on KXBL, a country station in his native Tulsa. [11] Diffie co-wrote the album's second and fourth releases, "If You Want Me To" and "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)";[5] both peaked at number two on Billboard,[2] and the former reached number one on the RPM country music charts in Canada. His clear voice and unique singing style made him immediately recognizable. Ricky Skaggs pic.twitter.com/WKpoTZ3EAI, Ricky Skaggs (@RickySkaggs) March 29, 2020, I was saddened to hear that my friend and fellow Grand Ole Opry member Joe Diffie passed away today. [14][69] His contributions to this organization won him a Humanitarian Award from the Country Radio Broadcasters in 1997. 23/02/2022 Mourners gathered for the funeral of Joe Duffy's mother Mabel who passed away at the age of 92. Throughout the video, there are clips of almost all the country stars of the 2010s Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line and more singing to the camera, Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie!. Both songs also entered the hot 100, respectively peaking at 84 and 60. We were buddies before we ever had our record deals. 29 March 2020. In July 2019, he released the honky-tonk tune As Long as Theres a Bar, and in November issued his first-ever vinyl LP, Joe, Joe, Joe Diffie, featuring updated versions of 11 of his hits and a cover of the Stevie Ray Vaughan tune Pride and Joy., Representative of his workingman persona, Diffie took a no-nonsense approach to his craft. "Grammy-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed away today, Sunday, March 29, from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19)," the statement read simply. After working as a demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. You will be missed, Joe. [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. Sonora Matancera - Worked with Tito Puente and Johnny Pacheco - She was married to trumpet. Joe Duffy arriving with the funeral cortege as it makes its way to the funeral mass of his mother Mabel Duffy at St. Matthew's Church, . A Florida judge ordered rapper Kodak Black to drug rehab for 30 days on Tuesday after he allegedly tested positive for . Last year, Mr. Diffie, along with Trace Adkins, appeared on Redneck Tendencies, a song by the young country singer Hardy, and in 2013 he recorded a duet with the Canadian country star Gord Bamford on Country Junkie, singing, I dont think theyve got rehab for being a good ol boy.. Betts, Stephen and Patrick Doyle. [7] By mid-1989, he left Gibson to record demos full-time. Singer Travis Tritt tweeted his condolences after hearing of Diffies death. Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 - March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He later moved to Wisconsin while in sixth grade through his second year of high school; then back to Oklahoma, where he finished high school in Velma. "[48] William Ruhlmann called the album "sturdy formula country",[49] and Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time said that he "easily interpret[s]" the songs, but "doesn't seem to be doing anything too dramatically different. Anthony Ciccone, the eldest sibling of Madonna and a Michigan native, died Friday evening at 66 years old. [43] Its title track spent 29 weeks on the country charts and peaked at number six; it was his only top 40 on the hot 100, where it reached number 38. RIP, Joe Diffie. Pam Tillis, Im so sorry to hear about Joe Diffies passing. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time The latter spent 37 weeks on the country music charts, the longest chart run achieved by any of his singles. When he sang Pickup Man, he alternated between plain and direct singing, humorously dipping and bending his syllables for emphasis. Duffy was born on 27 January 1956 in Mountjoy . Joe Duffy and his wife June Meehan met in Trinity College in their youth and later got married. JOE DUFFY. Martin Duffy, best known as a member of Primal Scream and The Charlatans, has died at the age of 55. In 1998, Mr. Diffie won a Grammy for best country collaboration, with vocals for Same Old Train, a multistar collaboration. His only album for the label was Tougher Than Nails, which Wilson and he produced with Buddy Cannon. February 23, 2023. Joe only cares about the upper middle class D4 head who hasn't left dublin in years is so self important he thinks he can pass judgement over the rest of the country. "[53], In 2005, Jo Dee Messina released "My Give a Damn's Busted", which Diffie co-wrote and originally recorded on In Another World. It includes collaborations with The Grascals, Rhonda Vincent, and other bluegrass artists. 29 ratings4 reviews. [5] Meanwhile, Holly Dunn released Diffie's song "There Goes My Heart Again", where Diffie also sang backing vocals. The album produced his inaugural hit, Home, which set a record by becoming the first debut single to reach the top of the country charts on all three trade publications at the time: Billboard, Gavin, and Radio & Records. As he did with the new cuts for his Greatest Hits package, Diffie worked with producers Don Cook and Lonnie Wilson, a friend of Diffie's who worked primarily as a session drummer and songwriter, and formerly fronted the band Bandana. Brad Paisley posted a video of him singing with Diffie onstage, along with an emotional tribute to the late singer. Joe Duffy we love and appreciate you thanks for all your hard work. Soon, Mr. Diffie moved to Nashville, where he spent a few years writing songs and singing demos. [3][9] Following the song's chart success, Diffie signed with Epic in early 1990. But the clearest mark of Mr. Diffies legacy came in 2013, when the country superstar Jason Aldean released a single called 1994, which emphatically invokes Mr. Diffies work and influence, name-checking several Diffie songs in the lyrics. Please celebrate his music today everyone, go listen again to his records. FOR LAUDERDALE, Fla. -. [60] He co-produced the album with Luke Wooten, and included on it the song "Tennessee Tea", which Diffie originally recorded while he was in Special Edition. This is one of my favorite photos of Joe Diffie and me onstage together. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) Country music icon Joe Diffie died Sunday from "complications of coronavirus," according to his publicist. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. He began writing songs in the 1980s, and one of them, Love on the Rocks, was recorded by Hank Thompson. Joe Diffie, a country music star who won Country Music Assn. [5], After graduating, he attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. In his broadcasting persona, Joe Duffy may be many thingsinquisitive, provocative, hammy, maudlinbut he's rarely given to self-pity. With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning the Oklahoma native five Number One singles in the first half of the Nineties. In a lengthy and shocking post on her website, Duffy . CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Joe Diffie, who went from working in oil fields and foundries to becoming one of the most commercially successful country singers of the early and mid-1990s, died on Sunday in Nashville. Joe Duffy, Freya McClements. Condolences to the family. He and I were both born on the same day, December 28, 1958. 1 country hit. I met all my wives in traffic jams / Theres just something women like about a pickup man, he sang. After singing background on a Holly Dunn recording of one of his songs, he signed with Epic Records in 1990, and before long had his first No. As a singer, he had a crisp, sentimental voice, which he deployed on ballads like Is It Cold in Here and Home, his debut single from 1990; it topped the Billboard country chart, the first of his five No. I can honestly say that Joe was one of the truly good guys in our business. Here are some of the. Joe Duffy, son of a miner, has beaten the man who will eventually become the UFC's biggest current star. Thanks for the music, Joe. James Robert Webb, Joe Diffie, he was a singers singer. [29] The song was covered in 1997 by English singer Gary Barlow. He was and will remain one of Country musics great vocalist. While fans of the singer mourned the loss, some social media users attempted to obfuscate the cause of Diffie's death to further an unfounded claim that hospitals were inflating reported death counts from COVID-19 in order to increase funding. "[35] Owens thought that it was a "varied collection of ballads and midtempo rockers", but said that it was not "as consistently engaging" as Third Rock from the Sun. Mr. Diffie is survived by his wife, Tara Terpening Diffie; his mother; two sisters, Meg Prestidge and Monica Stiles; four sons, Parker Diffie, Travis Humes, Drew Diffie and Tyler Diffie; three daughters, Kara Diffie, Kylie Diffie and Reaux Terpening; and four grandchildren. At the end of the year, Diffie recorded a cover of Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" for the multiple-artist album A Tribute to Tradition on Columbia Records. Joseph (Joe) Duffy 1937-2020 Joseph Duffy, who was known to all as Joe, shared a love of dancing with his wife Eileen. 4.41. The Liveline presenter's mother Mabel sadly passed away yesterday afternoon . Stream songs including "Home", "If You Want Me To" and more. Diffie was. [14] In 1991, Diffie co-wrote the tracks "Livin' on What's Left of Your Love" and "Memory Lane" on labelmate Keith Palmer's debut album.[15]. The Liveline host, 66, was left devastated by the death of his 92 . 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. Joe Diffie performs on Day 3 of Country Thunder Milwaukee on July 23, 2016 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. He and I were labelmates on Sony Epic Records for many years. "[46], In 2001, Sony Nashville transferred Diffie from its Epic division to the Monument Records division due to a corporate decision that Epic had too many artists and Monument had too few. [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. CNN 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. Salsa ) Born 10-21-1924 in Barrio Santra Suarez, Havana, Cuba - Singer - Was a member of La. [51] That same year, Diffie was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. The album's other two singles were "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" and "Whole Lotta Gone" (previously the B-side of "Bigger Than the Beatles"), both of which peaked at 23 on the country music charts in 1996. From 1992 to the early 2000s, Diffie held a charity concert and golf tournament benefiting First Steps, a nonprofit organization for the education of mentally and physically impaired children. 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. Diffie, a singer known for his lighthearted odes to country life that reached mainstream success in the 1990s, made 13 albums and had more than 20 Top 10 hits to his credit. What a voice! Post Malone tells Joe Rogan he's seen UFOs . Mr. Diffie had revealed on Friday that he was being treated for the condition. Joe Diffie set the standard for our Country sound back in the 90s. This song peaked at 59 on the country charts and won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for all artists involved. Today: Country music star Joe Diffie, '90s hitmaker, dies from coronavirus complications at 61 Joe Diffie, one of our best singers and my buddy, is gone," Tanya Tucker said in a statement. He was 61 years old. The song, which was released in February 2013 as the third single from Aldean's album Night Train, name-drops Diffie and incorporates several of his song titles into the lyrics. "John Deere Green" also accounted for Diffie's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 69. 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. The recent death of Grand Ole Opry member Joe Diffie on March 29 from complications of COVID-19 has sparked an outpouring of reactions from the country music community. "[34], His other release that year was the studio album Life's So Funny. 2023 Cable News Network. [64] Parker Diffie later worked as Diffie's stage manager in the mid-2000s,[55] and in mid-2010, he and Kara auditioned for American Idol. Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. 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). and Grammy awards and charted five No. After the closing of the foundry and the dissolution of his first marriage, Diffie relocated to Nashville in 1986, implementing a five-year plan to make it in the music business. "[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. Such a sad week for the country music world. I was blessed to write a few big ones for Joe. 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