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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 11:58 am    
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From the Nashville Tennessean on line newspaper:

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Joe Diffie, a Grammy Award-winning country music hitmaker, died Sunday from coronavirus complications. He was 61
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Mark Eaton


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:09 pm    
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Terrible news. Rest in peace Joe.
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Paul King

 

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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:17 pm    
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I just heard this from another member. RIP Joe, you left us some good music.
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Jerry Fessenden

 

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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:39 pm     Joe Diffie
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This was during happier times ...Lyn passed in Jan.
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Dennis Brion

 

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Atwater, Ohio USA
Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:47 pm    
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One of my favorite country stars RIP Joe.
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Rene Brosseau


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:54 pm     terrible news
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so sad! that damn virus !!!
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Dave Mudgett


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 12:56 pm    
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Really awful news. One of the good guys. RIP, Joe.
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John Herb

 

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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 1:03 pm    
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This one caught me by surprise for sure. Rest in peace to the "Pickup Man".
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Barry Blackwood


Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 1:22 pm    
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What a great voice. His "Ships that don't come in" was one of my all time favorites.
Rest in Peace, Joe.
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Dennis Brion

 

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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 1:37 pm    
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Jan Howard also, hope that's it!
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Jack Shults

 

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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 1:38 pm    
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So sorry to hear this. I used to see him every day when he worked at the Foundry, in Duncan, OK. He and his family were regular customers at my sister-in-law's restaurant.

He will be missed.
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Ron Whitworth


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 1:52 pm    
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"Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox When I Die"
My favorite song by him.
Sorry to hear this about.
RIP & THANKS for the music.
Ron
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Wayne Franco

 

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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 2:17 pm     What a Shock
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Saw Randy Beavers playing with Joe in Ellinsberg, WA. Great show. So sad to hear about this. RIP Joe Diffie
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Randy Beavers


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 2:23 pm    
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So sad. My day today was meeting with the funeral home, then picking out a grave site at the cemetery, and now this. Rest In Peace Joe. Heaven is filling up.
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Dustin Rigsby


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Post  Posted 29 Mar 2020 2:57 pm    
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Just heard about Joe. Man this sucks ! Joe was a treasure for sure. RIP to the “pickup man”
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Walter Stettner


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Post  Posted 30 Mar 2020 1:19 am    
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That is shocking news, really hits hard.

My condolences to the family.

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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 30 Mar 2020 7:04 am    
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A truly exceptional singer. He had chops and great tone.

Barry Blackwood, 'Ships That Don't Come In' is one of my favourite recordings by anybody; it's a fine song, too.

Joe did a few too many 'good ole boy' songs for my taste but I have his entire catalog nonetheless. A voice of rare quality.

RIP, Joe Diffie, and my sympathies to his family. There must be a good band that no longer has a gig, too. Sad
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Jason Stillwell


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Caddo, OK, USA
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2020 5:50 am    
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I have to agree that "Ships That Don't Come In" is one of the greats. Great song, great singer, great recording. So sorry that Joe has left us.
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Larry Bressington


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Nebraska
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2020 6:34 pm    
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So sad to hear about Joe, we had a handshake a few years back in a Honkytonk, love all his songs, he left behind a great legacy, good work Joe.
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Ron Pruter

 

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Post  Posted 31 Mar 2020 8:09 pm    
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A special talent for sure. My favovite. A night to remember.[/u] [/u]I also enjoyed, Bigger than the Beatles. He sings the harmonies at end just like the close harmony on the last chord of She loves you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJCDfEcFh8
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 1 Apr 2020 5:09 am    
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It's suddenly struck me that, in too short a space of time, we've lost two of country music's truly exceptional vocalists: Daryle Singletary and now Joe Diffie.

The loss of them both represents a major loss to music.
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Glenn Suchan

 

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Austin, Texas
Post  Posted 2 Apr 2020 10:58 am    
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So sad. Here's a Harlan Howard and Don Cook song masterfully played by Paul Franklin and sung by Joe Diffie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaK7OU8tiU

Keep on pickin'!
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Paul Awalt

 

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Greenwich, Ct.
Post  Posted 5 Apr 2020 10:16 am     Joe Diffie
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Every Christmas I put on his album. Gotta love "Mr.Christmas". He will be around forever.
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