Editing Joe Diffie (section)

{{short description|American country singer (1958–2020)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Joe Diffie
| image               = Joe Diffie 10-14-17 (cropped).jpg
| caption             = Diffie performing in 2017
| alt = Musician Joe Diffie holding an acoustic guitar.
| birth_name          = Joe Logan Diffie<ref name=pickup/>
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1958|12|28}}<ref name="whitburn" />
| birth_place         = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2020|3|29|1958|12|28}}
| death_place         = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| instrument          = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]<ref name="allmusic"/>|[[neotraditional country]]<ref name="allmusic"/>}}
| occupation          = Singer, songwriter
| discography         = [[Joe Diffie discography]]
| years_active        = 1989–2020
| label               = {{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic Nashville]]|[[Monument Records|Monument Nashville]]|[[Broken Bow Records|Broken Bow]]|[[Rounder Records|Rounder]]}}
| website             = {{URL|http://www.joediffie.com}}
}}
'''Joe Logan Diffie''' (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American [[country music]] singer and songwriter. After working as a [[demo (music)|demo]] singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with [[Epic Records]]' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and 2004, Diffie charted 35 singles on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, five of which peaked at number one: his debut release "[[Home (Joe Diffie song)|Home]]", "[[If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)]]", "[[Third Rock from the Sun (song)|Third Rock from the Sun]]", "[[Pickup Man]]" (his longest-lasting number-one song, at four weeks) and "[[Bigger Than the Beatles]]". 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 co-wrote singles for [[Holly Dunn]], [[Tim McGraw]], and [[Jo Dee Messina]], and 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 [[music recording sales certification|certified platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], while 1992's ''[[Regular Joe (album)|Regular Joe]]'' and 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 defined by a [[neotraditionalist country]] influence with a mix of novelty songs and ballads.

Diffie died from complications related to [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] on March 29, 2020, at the age of 61.