Star’s hits included “Third Rock From the Sun,” and “Pickup Man.”
Country singer and songwriter Joe Diffie has died at the age of 61.
According to his publicist, Diffie died on Sunday from complications relating to the coronavirus.
He also wrote songs for Tim McGraw, Conway Twitty, and Jo Dee Messina.
Entertainment Weeklygave Diffie’s 1993 albumHonky Tonk Attitudean “A-” review.
“Joe Diffie is maturing into a first-rate interpreter of working-class woes,“wrote EW critic Alanna Nash.
The Associated Press reportedon Friday that Diffie had tested positive for COVID-19.
