David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86 - AP News

David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86  AP News

David Allan Coe, outlaw country singer-songwriter, dies aged 86

The musician was known for working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It as well as hits like The Ride and others David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem Take This Job and Shove It and had hits with You Never Even Called Me By My Name and The Ride among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. Continue reading...

By Associated Press

Outlaw country singer David Allan Coe dead at 86

Outlaw country icon David Allan Coe, songwriter behind hits like "Would You Lay With Me" and "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," has died at 86 years old.

David Allan Coe, Controversial Country Star Who Sang ‘The Ride’ and ‘You Never Even Called Me By My Name,’ Dies at 86

David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” has died, according to Rolling Stone. He was 86. Coe, born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio, got his start in 1960s Nashville writing for established artists. […]

By Jack Dunn

David Allan Coe Dies: “Outlaw” Country Singer Who Wrote Defiant ‘Take This Job And Shove It’ Was 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who helped define Nashville’s “outlaw” sound of the 1970s and ’80s, and wrote “Take This Job and Shove It,” the song that would become the anthem of disaffected workers during the economic upheaval of the decade, died at a hospital Wednesday, April 29. He was 86. His death was […]

By Greg Evans

David Allan Coe, Singer of the ‘Perfect Country and Western Song,’ Dead at 86

Unapologetic outlaw country artist was known for singing "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and "The Ride," and writing "Take This Job and Shove It"

By Joseph Hudak

David Allan Coe, Country Music Outlaw, Dies at 86: Reports

The late artist's life was “full of bad luck and misadventure,” and produced several country classics.

By Lars Brandle

Country Singer David Allan Coe Dead at 86

Country singer David Allan Coe -- known for his songs "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and "The Ride" -- has died, TMZ can confirm. Coe reportedly died Wednesday, with his wife, Kimberly, telling Rolling Stone ... "My husband, my friend, my…

By TMZ Staff