Customer Service Watch Now! "[37], Twice Upon a Time followed in 1997. Zorgas 2 yr. ago. As of April 1, Diffie is the only major country star to pass away after testing positive for COVID-19. 1 on country charts this week, was divorcing his Joe Diffie's widow shoots down conspiracy theories about country star's The singer says the experience was surreal. In the days following his death, Facebook and Twitter users posing as Internet sleuths falsely claimed media reports hid that he had lung cancer. Just before this interview, he had performed more than 20 days out of the previous 30 and, although so hoarse he could barely speak, was back at Soundshop Studio working on the next album, "Life's So Funny," a ballad-heavy project whose awesome early tracks promise to be the most stunning work of his career. It was also the song that best took advantage of his various talents. Leave a . [51] Tougher Than Nails produced a top-20 hit in its title track, followed by "If I Could Only Bring You Back", which peaked at number 50 and spent only eight weeks on the charts. In. or redistributed. Diffie passed away of coronavirus complications leaving behind his wife and kids. [3] Diffie's father, Joe R., played guitar and banjo, and his mother sang. Joe Diffie, 1958-2020 - The American Conservative Joseph Hudak, Hunter Kelly. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. The couple had two children, Parker and Kara, then divorced in 1986.