Joe Diffie
Joe Diffie was a 1990s country hitmaker known for his powerful voice and a run of novelty-tinged honky-tonk singles. He charted dozens of country singles across the decade and became one of the first prominent musicians to die of COVID-19.
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- Born December 28, 1958, in Velma, Oklahoma; died March 29, 2020, in Nashville.
- Signed with Epic Records in 1990; his debut single “Home” went to #1.
- Scored five country #1 hits, among them “Pickup Man” and “Third Rock from the Sun” (both 1994).
- Other signature hits include “John Deere Green” (1993).
- Won a 1999 Grammy for the all-star roots collaboration “Same Old Train,” from Tribute to Tradition.
- Inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1993.
- Inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2002.
