The 61-year-old announced on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus, with his publicist confirming his death on Sunday.
His mid-90s albums Honkey Tonk Attitude and Third Rock From The Sun went platinum.
A total of 18 of Diffie's singles landed in the top 10 in the US country charts, with five going to number one. Diffie won a Grammy Award in 1999 for best country collaboration for the song Same Old Train with Merle Haggard, Marty Stuart and others.Diffie is survived by his wife, Theresa Crump, and five children from his four marriages.
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