David Allan Coe - RIP

[Tbitty]

Just heard the news a country legend has passed at age 86. RIP David Allan Coe and your "perfect country and western song."

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.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Tex .416]

What a great entertainer. Rest in peace.

 

[Tex .416]

He was a rough character. He served some hard time and was very legitimately one of the voices of what we knew as “outlaw country.” Waylon, Willie, with lesser known names like Rusty Wier, Rita Coolidge, were the music of my youth.

Here is a touching song he wrote for Tanya Tucker.

 

[randallhebert]

RIP definitely one of the best. The stuff they sing now days sucks.

 

[buck wild]

One of my favorites!

 

[Throwback]

One of the all time best. One hell of an arc of a career. Wrote a hell of a lot of songs too, some he made hits and some others did. Glad to have seen him live several times over the years. Cheers

 

[migrabill]

Ahhhhh... Went Country Music actually reflected the country. It's all crap these days (and get off my lawn!). RIP Sir.

 

[TXhunter65]

He was dressed like 1950, half drunk and hollow eyed.....

 

[Bullthrower338]

One of my favorites RIP DAC! There was a beer joint in Pasadena, TX that he used to play at all the time and you could still see the old advertisement painted on the wall outside the night of the month he played there. I was going to name a girl Tanya Montana if I would have had one after his song. Turns out I had 2 boys and it would have been like a Johnny Cash song if I named one of them Tanya or Sue! Lol

 

[Aaron N]

The baddest guy to ever come out of Dallas…. Checks notes…… Akron OH

 

[RR 314]

The baddest guy to ever come out of Dallas…. Checks notes…… Akron OH

“I’m an Ohio boy” is a classic – yet obscure masterpiece.

 

[deewayne2003]

I worked my way through college as security at night clubs in College Station Texas and I loved his music and still do; but one night while I was working head of security at the now closed "Texas Hall Of Fame" with 3,000 people in the bar and he came out on stage and made such as ASS of him self I thought we were going to have a riot.

He may have been a great musician, but he was also a first rate asshole; but then again what do you expect from a man that shared a room with Charles Manson at the juvenile reformatory in Tarahote Indiana.

 

[jruby]

Could have gone without hearing of his passing. Another singer I am fond of is Willy and I know his time is limited.