Have Some Joe

The first single off Joe Diffie's debut album shot straight to No. 1 in 1990. Since then, he's released more than a dozen top-10 hits, won a Grammy and, sadly, chopped off his mullet. Now, after nine studio albums, he's joining the ranks of Merle Haggard, Roy Clark, Cross Canadian...

By Daniel Rodrigue

August 7, 2008

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The first single off Joe Diffie's debut album shot straight to No. 1 in 1990. Since then, he's released more than a dozen top-10 hits, won a Grammy and, sadly, chopped off his mullet. Now, after nine studio albums, he's joining the ranks of Merle Haggard, Roy Clark, Cross Canadian Ragweed and others, by recording a concert at "The World's Largest Honky-Tonk" for the Live at Billy Bob's series. The show starts Friday at 10:30 p.m. at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. Tickets are $10 for general admission or $14 for reserved. Call 817-624-7117 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Fri., Aug. 8, 10:30 p.m., 2008

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