Coe was certainly a controversial figure, but I’ll also acknowledge that he definitely played a huge role in my exposure to country music when I was a kid back in the 1970s. That’s not an endorsement of the behavior that earned him that reputation.
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David Allan Coe, Singer of the 'Perfect Country and Western Song,' Dead at 86
David Allan Coe, the outlaw country singer known for songs like 'The Ride' and 'You Never Even Called Me by My Name,' has died at age 86.
