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.
Īfter graduating, he attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. In his last two years in high school, Diffie played football, baseball, and golf in addition to running track in his senior year, he was recognized as Best All-Around Male Athlete. Later, he moved to Wisconsin for the years he was in sixth grade through his second year of high school, and back to Oklahoma, where he attended high school in Velma. Diffie has said that his "Mom and Dad claimed that could sing harmony when was three years old." His family moved to San Antonio, Texas, while he was in the first grade, and subsequently to Washington, where he attended fourth and fifth grades. Following in his father's footsteps, Diffie began to sing at an early age, often listening to the albums in his father's record collection. Diffie's father, Joe R., played guitar and banjo, and his mother sang. His first musical performance came at age 7, when he performed in "The Muffin Man". Joe Diffie was born into a musical family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1958.
2.7 2001–2004: In Another World and Tougher Than Nails.2.5 1997–1998: Twice Upon a Time and Greatest Hits.His style is defined by a neotraditionalist country influence with a mix of novelty songs and ballads.ĭiffie died from complications related to COVID-19 during the pandemic on March 29, 2020, at the age of 61. His album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, was released in late 2010 through Rounder. Among his albums, 1993's Honky Tonk Attitude and 1994's Third Rock from the Sun are certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, while 1992's Regular Joe and 1995's Life's So Funny are both certified gold. He also released one studio album each through Monument Records, Broken Bow Records, and Rounder Records. He also co-wrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, and recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart.ĭiffie released seven studio albums, a Christmas album, and a greatest-hits package under the Epic label. In addition to these singles, he had 12 others reach the top 10 and ten more reach the top 40 on the same chart. 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 Empty Pockets)", " Third Rock from the Sun", " Pickup Man" (his longest-lasting number-one song, at four weeks) and " Bigger Than the Beatles". After working as a demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Joe Logan Diffie (Decem– March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter.
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