David Allan Coe leaves behind a complex legacy crowded by his abrasive, colorful and controversial personality. He was a formative player in the outlaw country movement in the 1970s, though he often ...

Controversial country musician David Allan Coe, known for genre hits like "The Ride" and "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" — as well as for including racist slurs in his earlier music from which ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Allan Coe, the country music singer known for hits such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” has died. He was 86. Born ...

David Allan Coe has died at the age of 86. Coe died at about 5:08 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, his representative said in a statement to PEOPLE. "David was a Country Music treasure and loved his fans, ...

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He ...

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 ...

Singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It” and also had hits such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “The Ride,” died Wednesday. He ...