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Country singer Joe Diffie dies aged 61 after contracting coronavirus
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standard.co.ukCountry singer Joe Diffie has died after testing positive for Covid-19 at the age of 61. The music legend had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like "Home" and "Pickup Man".
Diffie on Friday announced he had contracted the coronavirus, becoming the first country star to go public with such a diagnosis.
His publicist Scott Adkins said the singer died Sunday in Nashville, Tennessee, due to complications from the virus. Diffie, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a member of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 25 years.
His hits included "Honky Tonk Attitude," "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)," "Bigger Than the Beatles" and "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)." His mid-90s albums "Honkey
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