David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem \u201cTake This Job and Shove It\u201d and had hits with \u201cYou Never Even Called Me By My Name\u201d and \u201cThe Ride\u201d among others, has died, a representative for Coe confirmed to CBS News. He was 86.<\/p>\n
Coe died in a hospital around 5 p.m. Wednesday, his manager David Wade confirmed to CBS News in a statement Thursday. The cause of death wasn\u2019t disclosed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a complicated man, an outlaw, and a great Songwriter, Singer, and Showman,\u201d Coe said. \u201cHe had fans from around the world and appreciated them all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coe\u2019s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, told Rolling Stone he was one of the best singers and songwriters of our time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I\u2019ll never forget him and I don\u2019t want anyone else to ever forget him either,\u201d she wrote to the publication.<\/p>\n
Whether he was labeled outlaw or underground, Coe was clearly an outsider in Nashville\u2019s music establishment, even throughout his successes as an in-demand songwriter and singer, eventually developing a core following around his raw, often obscene lyrics and a checkered and somewhat mysterious past.<\/p>\n
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem \u201cTake This Job and Shove It\u201d and had hits with \u201cYou Never Even Called Me By My Name\u201d and \u201cThe Ride\u201d among others, has died, a representative for Coe confirmed to CBS News. He was 86.<\/p>\n
Coe died in a hospital around 5 p.m. Wednesday, his manager David Wade confirmed to CBS News in a statement Thursday. The cause of death wasn\u2019t disclosed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a complicated man, an outlaw, and a great Songwriter, Singer, and Showman,\u201d Coe said. \u201cHe had fans from around the world and appreciated them all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coe\u2019s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, told Rolling Stone he was one of the best singers and songwriters of our time.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I\u2019ll never forget him and I don\u2019t want anyone else to ever forget him either,\u201d she wrote to the publication.<\/p>\n
Whether he was labeled outlaw or underground, Coe was clearly an outsider in Nashville\u2019s music establishment, even throughout his successes as an in-demand songwriter and singer, eventually developing a core following around his raw, often obscene lyrics and a checkered and somewhat mysterious past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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