FILE - David Allan Coe, sporting Willie Nelson braids, performs at the Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic, on July 4, 1983 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rudolph Faircloth, File ...

David Allan Coe's place in country music was never especially tidy. That was part of the point. Coe, who died April 29 at age 86, built a career that ran alongside the Nashville mainstream without ...

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 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 ...

David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A representative for Coe confirmed the news to USA TODAY April 30. Coe was a ...

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 singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with ...