Joe Diffie

Life on the road can be dangerous sometimes.

May they rest in peace ...

From midday to well after sundown on Friday (Aug. 7), Day 2 of Country on the River 2015 was jam-packed with country music, country music and, yes, more country music.

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1990 Joe Diffie realized his first #1 country single with "Home"?

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1994 Joe Diffie's "Third Rock From The Sun" snagged the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart?

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1991 Joe Diffie picked up a #1 country single in Billboard with "If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)"?

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1958 Joe Diffie was  born in Tulsa, Oklahoma?

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1993 Joe Diffie joined the Grand Ole Opry?

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1990 Joe Diffie realized his first #1 country single with "Home"?

You can't think of Jason Aldean lately without thinking of '1994,' and you can't think of that catchy hit without thinking of Joe Diffie. There were high expectations that the singer would appear in Aldean's music video or 2013 ACMs performance. However, there was no Diffie in sight -- except for the move Aldean was doing onstage. The '90s hitmaker has shared on why he was missing.