{"id":8500,"date":"2020-03-30T06:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2020-03-30T06:18:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:18:39","slug":"rip-joe-diffie-country-stars-sound-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/blogs\/morning-show\/2020\/03\/rip-joe-diffie-country-stars-sound-off\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Joe Diffie: Country Stars Sound-Off&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMiEFyTuuh8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>JOE DIFFIE&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0untimely death on Sunday March 29th from COVID-19 brought out tons of tributes<br \/>\nfrom the country community,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-VKLs5h2qz\/?igshid=amup0py8fasx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Tritt<\/a>:\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;m so sad to learn that Joe has passed away.\u00a0 He was a good friend and touring partner in the &#8217;90s.<br \/>\nWe had a lot of great times together.\u00a0 This comes as a huge shock to all of us in the country community who loved Joe<br \/>\nand his talent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-VcPYNgzYp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Aldean<\/a>:\u00a0 &#8220;This guy was an amazing singer and an even greater person.\u00a0 Joe was always so much fun to be around.<br \/>\nWe will miss you my friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-VH3WQDtYw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Young<\/a>: \u00a0&#8220;I used to drive back and forth from Texas to Tennessee listening to nothing but Joe Diffie songs.<br \/>\nI was lucky to get to know him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-VGyW8FBBH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Combs<\/a>\u00a0posted a pic of them together and wrote, &#8220;Damn, this seems like yesterday.<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re gone.\u00a0 Rest In Peace, Joe.\u00a0 You were a legend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradPaisley\/status\/1244364498686939139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brad Paisley<\/a>:\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;m devastated by the loss of my friend Joe Diffie.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t find adequate words.<br \/>\nBut the records he made, that voice, the twinkle in his eye, and our memories cannot be taken away by this disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(You&#8217;ll find more tributes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theboot.com\/joe-diffie-dead-coronavirus-country-artist-reactions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819613\/joe-diffies-death-hits-country-music-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/popculture.com\/country-music\/2020\/03\/29\/joe-diffie-90s-country-singer-mourned-fans-death-coronavirus-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JOE DIFFIE&#8217;s\u00a0untimely death on Sunday March 29th from COVID-19 brought out tons of tributes from the country community, Travis Tritt:\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;m so sad to learn that Joe has passed away.\u00a0 He was a good friend and touring partner in the &#8217;90s. 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