Coe was part of country's outlaw movement in the '70s and was widely criticized for releasing songs that used racist slurs ...

Coe, who famously wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" for Johnny Paycheck in 1977, died at the age of 86 on Wednesday.

Coe built a legacy in the outlaw country music scene. Learn about his career, fortune and more here.

American country singer, songwriter, and outlaw country pioneer. Famous for hit songs like" "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "The Ride"," Only GOD knows why" and writing hit songs like "Would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Allan Coe, a standout in the pack that was country music’s outlaw movement in the 1970s, whose music reached a loyal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A ...

Coe was part of country's outlaw movement in the '70s and was widely criticized for releasing songs that used racist slurs Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE ...

David Allan Coe, a standout in the pack that was country music's outlaw movement in the 1970s, whose music reached a loyal following that has grown into something bordering on cult status, has died at ...

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, ...