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Posted on 04/30/2026 9:06:38 AM PDT by V_TWIN
David Allan Coe, the outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter behind hits such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “Take This Job and Shove It,” has died. He was at 86.
David died Wednesday in a hospital, his rep told the New York Times without elaborating further.
“David is a musical treasure,” the representative said. “Even in his years of declining health, David appreciated all of the fans.”
A cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
“One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time [and] never to be forgotten,” his wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, told Rolling Stone. “My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I’ll never forget him and I don’t want anyone else to ever forget him either.”
The “Longhaired Redneck” singer’s health had been declining over the last decade.
Born in Akron, Ohio, on Sept. 6, 1939, David spent his younger years serving stints in reformatories and prisons, including the Ohio State Penitentiary, serving time for a range of charges, including grand theft auto and possession of burglary tools.
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He ain’t working here no more.
Wow! The way he lived, 86 is ancient
Meh, was never an outlaw music fan.
You never even called him by his name.
I guess he will be meeting Anita Bryant soon. Check that... Anita Bryant probably went to heaven.
Here at Jurassic Park, Call My Name joined Friends in Low Places and Sweet Caroline as a favorite sing along. There is always a volunteer to do the monologue about the mama verse. That says something.
Thanks for taking the time to share that insightful comment. SMH
You don’t have to call him Waylon Jennings…
I hope he hears Jesus call his name on the final Judgment Day
May favorite by him is “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile:.
That’s what I was thinking!!
Memory Eternal!
unreplaceable ... when singers were entertaining too
I have. Actually there were 2.
The language would peel the paint off the well, but you laugh until you cried !!
Those are probably why he will never make the Country Music Hall of Fame. (He probably could care less !!)
I saw him in concert twice. Once was great. (Very interesting crowd.Professionals in suits, college kids, blue collar workers in blue jeans and work clothes.)
The other concert. He didn’t play one song I knew. Not one !!
He has a big following in the “biker community”.
Taking “The Ride” ... Gonna meet up with Hank ...
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