Country For Old Men (And Women)

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61.

With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning the Oklahoma native five Number One singles in the first half of the Nineties. These began with his debut release, the deeply moving “Home,” followed by “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets),” “Third Rock From the Sun,” “Pickup Man,” and “Bigger Than the Beatles.” In all, Diffie charted 18 Top Ten singles, with the majority reaching the Top Five, including the 1993 radio staples “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)” and “John Deere Green.”

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[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

On 29/03/2020 at 23:46, Sir Creep said:

Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died Sunday due to complications related to COVID-19. His publicist confirmed the death to Rolling Stone. Diffie was 61.

With a traditional-leaning voice that drew comparisons to George Jones, Diffie populated his records with honky-tonk ballads and lighthearted novelty tunes, earning the Oklahoma native five Number One singles in the first half of the Nineties. These began with his debut release, the deeply moving “Home,” followed by “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets),” “Third Rock From the Sun,” “Pickup Man,” and “Bigger Than the Beatles.” In all, Diffie charted 18 Top Ten singles, with the majority reaching the Top Five, including the 1993 radio staples “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)” and “John Deere Green.”

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Touching tribute here. 

 

[Toast 16,129]

Classy, Heather. 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

2 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

 

Touching tribute here. 

 

Sounds like a lot of touching in that tribute.

Apparently she thought better of it, as the tweet is presently unavailable.
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Perhaps people were suggesting reasons why he didn't call her back. 

[CastAway 488]

4 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

 

Touching tribute here. 

 

 

Account name and profile pic are from a murder victim who was killed in 2015-2016 IIRC the date correctly 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Harold Reid, singer for the Statler Brothers is dead at 80.

Hope he didn’t spend all this time just counting flowers on the wall...

[YoungWillz 21,024]

Report of death of Jimmy Capps, seemingly well respected Grand Ole Opry guitarist who played guitar on such hits as Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette and The Gambler by Kenny Rogers:

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

20 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Report of death of Jimmy Capps, seemingly well respected Grand Ole Opry guitarist who played guitar on such hits as Stand By Your Man by Tammy Wynette and The Gambler by Kenny Rogers:

 

Jimmy Capps obit: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jimmy-capps-grand-ole-opry-guitar-dead-obit-1009029/

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2020-06-08/james-hands-gone-to-heaven-at-age-67/

 

67 year old country and western singer and songwriter James Hand has died aged 67.

 

Is it just me or does this genre seem to be losing a lot of people this year proportionately or in above average numbers?

[drol 11,912]

5 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2020-06-08/james-hands-gone-to-heaven-at-age-67/

 

67 year old country and western singer and songwriter James Hand has died aged 67.

 

Is it just me or does this genre seem to be losing a lot of people this year proportionately or in above average numbers?

Damn! It was already written!

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

30 minutes ago, drol said:

Damn! It was already written!

Apologies!

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

Charlie Daniels has gone down to Georgia aged 83.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

16 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Charlie Daniels has gone down to Georgia aged 83.

I believe that’s a solo hit in Scavenger Hunt  for Mr Creep.  Just to annoy that DP further.

[Whitehouse 872]

Mess with the devil, he still got his soul...

[Joey Russ 7,220]

19 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

I believe that’s a solo hit in Scavenger Hunt  for Mr Creep.  Just to annoy that DP further.

You do realize that it ended about a week ago or so, right?

[The Unknown Man 584]

1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Charlie Daniels has gone down to Georgia aged 83.

Daily mail obit for the DDP.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

 

 

[CoffinLodger 1,248]

2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Charlie Daniels has gone down to Georgia aged 83.

Some huge names in country music gone this year .Could Willie Nelson be next?

 

This was a slightly inappropriate tweet from the Charlie Daniels twitter team just 2 hours ago...

 

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Country music songwriter  and Country radio presenter/ disc jockey  Bill Mack has died.

 

Aged 88 according to some sources,  others say 91.

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/07/31/bill-mack-famed-country-radio-host-and-songwriter-dies-age-88/5555170002/

[Joey Russ 7,220]

Bluegrass musician Steve Gulley has died: 

Surely I’m not the only one who noted him for other pools.  

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Lucille Starr, the first female Canadian country music singer to sell one million records, the first Canadian woman to be inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the first Canadian woman to perform at Nashville's famous Grand Ole Opry, has died. She was 82.  I suppose the epitaph writes itself.  (In Kenny Rogers voice: "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.")

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lucille-starr-country-music-manitoba-1.5714448

 

 

[Death Impends 7,953]

On 07/08/2011 at 13:45, notaguest said:

Johnny Cashs old backing group the Tennessee Two has just become the Tenessee One with the death of Marshall Grant

 

edit: actually its the Tennesse None because Luther Perkins iis also dead

 

The Tennessee Two became the Tennessee Three in 1960 when WS Holland joined it, however, he's dead at 85, taking it down to the Tennessee Two.

 

EDIT: Actually it's the Tennessee None because Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins are dead.

[ajlposh 549]

Mac Davis is critically ill following heart surgery

[YoungWillz 21,024]

On ‎28‎/‎09‎/‎2020 at 23:16, ajlposh said:

Mac Davis is critically ill following heart surgery

Report that Mac Davis is dead:

Another one for @Ulitzer95 on the Singles Thread if true.