03-29-2020, 11:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-29-2020, 11:24 PM by beechnut79.)
We lost two big names in country music on successive days. Jan Howard, a prominent lady of country music, passed on March 28 at the age of 91. Most of her success came in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Once married to legendary Nashville songwriter Harlan Howard, she did backup demos on many songs including the Patsy Cline classic “I Fall to Pieces.” Among her other credits was singing the line “Mama sang tenor” on a classic Johnny Cash song. Her only number one was a duet with Bill Anderson on the song “For Loving You”. Her highest charting solo effort was “Evil on Your Mind”, which reached number 5 in 1966. Ms. Howard had three sons, one of which was killed in the Vietnam War, which was the subject of a tribute simply titled “My Son” which peaked at number 15 in 1968. Despite the tragedy she remained an ardent supporter of the military throughout her life.
Joe Diffie, who had a big string of country hits in the 1990s, passed on March 29 due to coronavirus. Among his big hits were “Home”, “If the Devil Danced in Empty Pockets” and “John Deere Green”. He was 61 at the time of his passing. He was a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and made 13 albums and had more than 20 top 10 hits to his credit. Among others were “Honky Tonk Attitude “ and “Bigger Than the Beatles”. He tested positive for the virus just two days prior to his passing.
Joe Diffie, who had a big string of country hits in the 1990s, passed on March 29 due to coronavirus. Among his big hits were “Home”, “If the Devil Danced in Empty Pockets” and “John Deere Green”. He was 61 at the time of his passing. He was a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and made 13 albums and had more than 20 top 10 hits to his credit. Among others were “Honky Tonk Attitude “ and “Bigger Than the Beatles”. He tested positive for the virus just two days prior to his passing.