Joe Diffie

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Biography

Joe Logan Diffie (born December 28, 1958) is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. After working as a demo singer in the 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" (his longest-lasting number one, at four weeks) and "Bigger Than the Beatles". In addition to these cuts, he has 12 other top ten singles and ten other top 40 hits on the same chart. He also co-wrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw and Jo Dee Messina, and has recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones and Marty Stuart. Diffie released seven studio albums, a Christmas album and a greatest hits package under the Epic label. He also released one studio album each through Monument Records, Broken Bow Records and Rounder Records. 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; 1992's Regular Joe and 1996's Life's So Funny are both certified gold. His most recent album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, was released in late 2010 through Rounder.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1958
Number of Albums 25
Record Label
Website www.joediffie.com
Wikipedia Joe Diffie on Wikipedia
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Genres

Country

Trivia

What award did Joe Diffie win in the '90s?

Grammy

...A Grammy award winner and a major Nashville star in the '90s, Joe Diffie lent his traditional sensibilities to humorous, rocktinged novelties and plain...
In what city was Joe Difffie born?

Tulsa

...humorous, rocktinged novelties and plaintive ballads. Diffie was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma, in 1958 and grew up in a musical family, first performing in...
Where was Joediffie born in 1958?

Tulsa, Oklahoma

...ous, rocktinged novelties and plaintive ballads. Diffie was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma , in 1958 and grew up in a musical family, first performing in publ...
When did Joe first perform in public with his aunt's country music group?

four

... 1958 and grew up in a musical family, first performing in public at age four with his aunt's country band. He played in a rock band during high schoo...
Who recorded Diffie's song Love on the Rocks?

Hank Thompson

..., and caught a break when his song Love on the Rocks was recorded by Hank Thompson . When Randy Travis nearly recorded another of his songs, Diffie was...
When did Diffie move to Nashville?

1986

...e was convinced he had a shot in the business, and moved to Nashville in 1986 . He took a job at the Gibson guitar plant while continuing to write song...
Where did he take a job while writing songs?

Gibson guitar plant

...he business, and moved to Nashville in 1986. He took a job at the Gibson guitar plant while continuing to write songs, and became an indemand demo sin...
What was his debut album called?

A Thousand Winding Roads

...ger as well. He signed with Epic and released his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads , in 1990. Diffie became a regular hitmaker over the rest of th...
When was Epic's A Thousand Winding Roads released?

1990

...ned with Epic and released his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads, in 1990 . Diffie became a regular hitmaker over the rest of the '90s, and scored ...
What album did Differ release in 1992?

Regular Joe

... the rest of the '90s, and scored again with his sophomore LP, 1992's Regular Joe ; Is It Cold in Here and Ships That Don't Come In both made the Top F...
What album did Diffie release in 1993?

Honky Tonk Attitude

...t this point in his career, Diffie switched things up with 1993's Honky Tonk Attitude , which emphasized his rambunctious, rocking side and sense of hu...
What country legend called Joe Diffie the man with the golden voice?

Vern Gosdin

...gift should not be difficult. In 1989, Joe Diffie, who country legend Vern Gosdin , according to The NewsTimes called, the man with the golden voice, h...
What was the name of Diffie's son who was born with Downs syndrome?

Tyler

...man with the golden voice, had to accept an imperfect gift when his son, Tyler was born with Downs syndrome. I was just devasted, Diffie told People. ...
What was the name of the singer's mother who loved to sing?

Flora

...n a musical family with his two sisters, Meg and Monica. Diffies mother, Flora loved to sing, while his father, Joe Riley, played the guitar. My mothe...
What instrument did Joe Riley play?

guitar

...es mother, Flora loved to sing, while his father, Joe Riley, played the guitar . My mother and dad, me and my two sisterswed take trips and wed all sin...
What kind of songs does the Grammy winner love?

wellwritten songs

...portrait of real life with all its joy and angst. Ive always loved wellwritten songs , says the Grammy winner, who is just as skilled at writing hits a...
How many singles did he have between 1990 and 2004 that charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart?

35

...Between 1990 and 2004, he had 35 singles that charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which peaked at number one. He also cowrote...
How many of his singles peaked at number one?

five

...had 35 singles that charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which peaked at number one. He also cowrote singles for Holly Dunn, T...
Who was he cowrote singles for?

Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina

...ich peaked at number one. He also cowrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina , and recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jone...
Where was Diffie raised?

Velma, Oklahoma

...th Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart. Raised in Velma, Oklahoma , Diffie worked in a foundry while playing local nightclubs in Okla...
Where did he move to to work for Gibson Guitar Corporation?

Nashville

...d in a foundry while playing local nightclubs in Oklahoma and moved to Nashville in 1986 to work for Gibson Guitar Corporation. His first album arrive...
What was Diffie's first single?

Home

...nd creatively. His first single, a sensitive traditional country ballad, Home , reached No. 1, although Diffie quickly counted on novelty hits to susta...
What was the name of the album he released in 2001?

In Another World

...his chart momentum and left Epic Records following his 2001 album, In Another World . Subsequently, he toured with Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence on ...
Who were the two musicians on the Rockin' Roadhouse tour?

Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence

...2001 album, In Another World. Subsequently, he toured with Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence on the Rockin' Roadhouse tour. In 2013, Diffie collaborate...
When did Diffie collaborate with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw on the album All in the Same Boat?

2013

... with Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Lawrence on the Rockin' Roadhouse tour. In 2013 , Diffie collaborated with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw on the album Al...
How many more of his singles made it to the top 40 on the same chart?

ten

...In addition to these singles, he had 12 others reach the top 10 and ten more reach the top 40 on the same chart. He also cowrote singles for Holly Dun...
Who did diffie record with?

Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart

...im McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, and recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart . Diffie released seven studio albums, a Christm...
How many studio albums did Diffie release?

seven

...h Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart. Diffie released seven studio albums, a Christmas album, and a greatesthits package under the ...
What was the name of the album released in 1994?

Third Rock from the Sun

...ecords. Among his albums, 1993's Honky Tonk Attitude and 1994's Third Rock from the Sun are certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association o...
When was Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album released?

late 2010

...fied gold. His album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, was released in late 2010 through Rounder. His style is defined by a neotraditionalist country ...
What is the name of the album that was released in late 2010?

Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album

... 1995's Life's So Funny are both certified gold. His album, Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album , was released in late 2010 through Rounder. His style is d...
When was his first musical performance?

The Muffin Man

.... His first musical performance came at age 7, when he performed in The Muffin Man . Diffie's father, Joe R., played guitar and banjo, and his mother s...
How many of his singles reached the top 10 on the chart?

12

... Records Nashville division in 1990. In addition to these singles, he had 12 others reach the top 10 and ten more reach the top 40 on the same chart. ...
Which album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America?

Honky Tonk Attitude and 1994s Third Rock from the Sun

...ds, and Rounder Records. Among his albums, 1993s Honky Tonk Attitude and 1994s Third Rock from the Sun are certified platinum by the Recording Industr...
When did he begin singing?

when he was very young

... Beatle. He keenly followed his mothers steps and began singing when he was very young . The star was also a great fan of his fathers record collection...
Who was a great fan of his fathers?

record collections

...n he was very young. The star was also a great fan of his fathers record collections and loved listening to them daily. Education When he was three ye...
What did Joe's parents claim he was good at?

singing harmony

...n When he was three years, Joes parents claimed that he was good at singing harmony . He joined high school in Velma. The late country music artist, Jo...
Where did Joe attend high school?

Velma

...ts claimed that he was good at singing harmony. He joined high school in Velma . The late country music artist, Joe, liked playing games such as baseba...
Who was Joe Diffie's son born with?

Down's syndrome

..., had to accept an imperfect gift when his son, Tyler was born with Down's syndrome . I was just devasted, Diffie told People. I heard Down's and thoug...
When was Tyler born with Down's syndrome?

1989

...Education: Attended Cameron University. In 1989 , Joe Diffie, who country legend Vern Gosdin, according to The NewsTimes called, the man with the golde...
What did Diffie tell People?

Tyler's a beautiful child

...er one, Diffie accepted his imperfect gift, stating to People, Tyler's a beautiful child . He grew up in a musical family with his two sisters, Meg and...
What did fans of the golden voice begin to bring their Down's children to?

Diffie's concerts

.... Fans of the golden voice began to bring their Down's children to Diffie's concerts . Diffie also told People, I think parents think; 'Well if I take ...
What did fans continue to sell out his concerts and push his albums to?

number one

...ffie's fans continued to sell out his concerts and push his albums to number one , Diffie accepted his imperfect gift, stating to People, Tyler's a bea...
Who played the guitar?

Joe Riley

...rew up in a musical family with his two sisters, Meg and Monica. Diffie's mother, Flora loved to sing, while his father, Joe Riley , played the guitar....
How many sisters did Tyler have?

two

...eople, Tyler's a beautiful child. He grew up in a musical family with his two sisters, Meg and Monica. Diffie's mother, Flora loved to sing, while his...