Damn shame I don't remember ever hearing about it. RIP Joe

Country music star Joe Diffie dies of complications from coronavirus

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/us/joe-diffie-coronavirus-death-trnd/index.html

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 publicist said in a news release.

Diffie, a 61-year-old native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, made 13 albums and had more than 20 Top 10 hits to his credit, his publicist said. Sporting a mustache and mullet, his boot-scooting crowd-pleasers included the hits, “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)” and “Honky Tonk Attitude.”

Two days before his death, Diffie released a statement saying he had tested positive for coronavirus and was receiving treatment.

“My family and I are asking for privacy at this time. We want to remind the public and all my fans to be vigilant, cautious and careful during this pandemic,” the statement said.

RIP Joe

Hope he was propped up beside the jukebox.

Love Old Country

He died in 2020….

Yep, long time ago.

I think he was the first famous person to succumb to the rona. At least the first I noticed.

deerfeeder's tractor post got me to thinking about him, Demorat Flu got em.

I remember his family protesting the official cause of death and saying covid wasn't it. As I recall, they said he died with covid, not from it.

I hadn't heard that, but very interesting. Good to know.

Yes, he died WITH covid but like thousands of others was falsely reported dying FROM covid.

After looking at all the pictures here I didn't realize he was in the 3x club
Some fat 60 year olds didn't do well with the OG Rona

you were probably when it happened

That was Mark Chesnutt who sings that.

Great live performer

I use to work with him at a steel foundry in Duncan.
I read that he had stage 3 cancer. We didn't stay in touch with each other after he became famous.

Have always loved his music.

Joe Diffie for president. About the same as we have now.

Better I would think.

I have a friend battling cancer, she says that a minor infection could kill her, it's because her immune system is so stressed. So the question then becomes, did COVID kill him or was it the cancer, I would say cancer.

He had some great songs, one of my favorites