Country music legend Joe Diffie dead at 61 due to coronavirus. Image via News Channel 5.
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Country music legend Joe Diffie dead from coronavirus at 61

Country music suffered the loss of yet another legend today, with the death of 61-year-old Joe Diffie due to health complications caused by the COVID-19 infection. Diffie won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999 for his song Same Old Train and was an esteemed member of the Grand Ole Opry, a 95-year-old weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennesee

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Mon Mar 30 - USAToday

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