I feel like if I can relate to it, other people will too.. Diffies legacy was also celebrated in 2013, when country superstar Jason Aldean released a single called 1994, which emphatically invokes Diffies work and influence, name-checking several Diffie songs in the lyrics. wife, with whom he has two boys. He also divorced his wife, who left with their two children. [39] Jeffrey B. Remz criticized the two novelty songs on Twice Upon a Time for lacking substance, and thought that most of the ballads were well-sung, but that the production "lacks any soul. The country music singer worked all kinds of jobs before turning to Music City: bouncing from a job working at an oil field, driving a cement truck, and. He was an actor and composer, known for Twister (1996), All My Friends Are Cowboys (1998) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). GREAT NEWS! Tara Terpening was born April 3, 1982; the daughter of Julie Brouillette Parlier, Lee Terpening. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1993, a year when he also released the platinum-selling album Honky Tonk Attitude. [42], His final album for Epic Records, titled A Night to Remember, was released in 1999. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Joe Logan Diffie was born on Dec. 28, 1958, in Tulsa, Okla., to Joe and Flora Diffie. 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. "Joe and I have no plans to be married. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Joe Diffie I found on Findagrave.com. Joe Diffie died on March 29, 2020, at age 61, in Nashville, Tennessee, due to complications of coronavirus (COVID-19). His father held various jobs, including driving a tour bus for Toby Keith. Country musician Joe Diffie passed away on March 29, 2020, at the age of 61, only a couple of days after revealing he had tested positive for COVID-19. Market data provided by Factset. Diffie, who topped the charts in the 1990s with honky-tonk singles including Home and Pickup Man," died in Nashville, Tenn., on March 29 after he tested positive for the virus. [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. He has attacked the business of being a star in the same trouper-like way that long has been the norm in country music. Its gonna be a good one with @JoeDiffieOnline, @thesteelwoods t.co/svqg9BMYmW. A force in country music during the 90s with his iconic. So, Ive always had an interest and love for it. Diffie's father, Joe R., played guitar and banjo, and his mother sang. But Liz Allison denied being the reason Diffie is divorcing his wife, Joe Sr also played the guitar and banjo, while Flora was a singer, and Joe Jr began singing while still an infant. In no time he and Allison's widow became not only an item but front-page newsmakers in the tabloids, and Diffie became the central figure in his own messy divorce. Country music hit-maker Joe Diffie died Sunday after complications related to coronavirus, his publicist said in a press release. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [2] After this song came "The Quittin' Kind" and "It's Always Somethin'", which respectively reached 21 and five on the country charts, and 90 and 57 on the hot 100. On March 29, Diffies wife, Tara, posted the news [65] Two years after divorcing Janise, Diffie married Debbie Jones, a nurse technician. Country Weekly reviewer wrote that Diffie "deals with adult emotions" and described the title track as "a shimmering ballad perfect for his expressive tenor.