Joe Diffie
President: Flora
Diffie
P.O. Box 479
Velma, OK 73491
Telephone: 580/444-2315
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(US Funds) - $15
Other (US Funds) - $20
Quarterly Newsletter
8x10 Photo, Membership Card
Biography, Discography
Club Get-Togethers
Merchandise & Souvenirs
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| FULL NAME: | Joe Logan Diffie |
| DATE OF BIRTH: | December 28, 1958 |
| ZODIAC SIGN: | Capricorn |
| BIRTH PLACE: | Tulsa OK |
| CURRENT RESIDENCE: | Nashville TN |
| HAIR/EYE COLOR: | Blonde / Blue |
| HEIGHT: | 5' 11.5" |
| MARITAL STATUS: | Married |
| PARENTS: | Flora Joe Riley |
| CHILDREN: | Parker, Kara, Tyler, Drew |
| SIBLINGS: | Meg, Monica |
| RECORD LABEL & YEAR SIGNED: | Sony / Epic (1990) |
| BEST KNOWN RECORDINGS: | "Pick Up Man", "Prop Me Up", "John Deere Green" |
| INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: | Guitar |
| BAND NAME: | Heart Break Highway |
| BIGGEST CARRER BREAK: | Song written, "There Goes My Heart Again", recorded by Holly Dunn for which I also sang back up vocals. |
| GRAND OLE OPRY MEMBER SINCE: | 1993 |
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| EDUCATION: | 2 years college at Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma |
| PREVIOUS JOBS: | Oilfield related & foundry, Gibson Guitars. |
| AWARDS: | 1993 CMA Vocal Collaboration with George Jones - "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair", 1997 Humanitarian Award...and scores of nominations. |
| HOBBIES: | Golf, yard work and reading. |
| MUSIC PERFORMERS/GREATEST INFLUENCES: | Tom T. Hall, George Jones, Merle Haggard |
| NON-MUSIC INFLUENCES: | My parents |
| FAVORITE RECORDED SONG: | "Ships That Don't Come In" |
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| FOOD: | Mexican |
| BOOKS: | All kinds - mysteries, golf magazines, autobiographies |
| TV SHOWS: | "Andy Griffith Show", "M.A.S.H." |
| TV ACTRESS(ES): | Sandra Bullock |
| MOVIE: | "Lonesome Dove", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |
| MOVIE ACTRESS(ES): | Meg Ryan |
| COMEDIAN: | Steve Martin |
| SPORTS TO PLAY: | Golf, Weight Training |
| SPORTS TO WATCH: | Golf, Football |
| SPORTS TEAM: | Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Braves |
| VACATION SPOT: | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Tampa, Florida |
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT TO BE... | |
| Becoming a Country Music artist. |
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| I CONSIDER MY GREATEST CAREER ACHIEVEMENT TO BE... | |
| Joining the Grand Ole Opry |
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| THE PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO CUT A DUET WITH... | |
| Anyone |
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| MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT WAS... | |
| My pants were left unzipped in front of 10,000
people. |
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| THE FUNNIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME ON STAGE IS... | |
| A drunk DJ skipping across the stage then jumping
off onto a "bicycle rack" barrier. |
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| THE MOST TOUCHING THING A FAN HAS EVER DONE WAS... | |
| A Downs child worked for 3 months to be able
to tell me I was his favorite singer. |
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| MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE IS... | |
| People who are inconsiderate to others. |
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| MY BIGGEST CHARACTER FLAW IS... | |
| Putting things off. |
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| SECRETLY, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO... | |
| Have the largest-selling album of all time. |
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| A HABIT I'D MOST LIKE TO BREAK... | |
| Smoking |
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| THE QUESTION I LEAST WANT TO HEAR IN AN INTERVIEW... | |
| "Tell us about your personal life." |
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