David Allan Coe: Outlaw Country Legend Passes

0:00It's April 30th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Country music legend David Allen Coe passed away at 86 years old on Wednesday. His rep confirmed he died around 5.8 pm in intensive care, calling him a true outlaw and a treasure who loved his fans. Over nearly 60 years, Coe dropped 42 studio albums packed with hits, like you never even called me by my name in 1975. Born-haired Redneck in 1976, the ride in 1983, and Mona Lisa lost her smile in 1984. Born in Akron, Ohio, he fell music during time locked up in his 20s, then hit Nashville as a street performer after getting out in 1997. 67. He kicked off with penitentiary blues in 1970, and wrote smashes like, would you lay with me for Tony Tucker in 1973, plus take this job and shove it for Johnny Paycheck. Someone saw him as the original outlaw, next to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, rocking

1:01rhinestone suits on stage. But co-starred controversy with racial slurs in his songs, Confederate flags, and underground albums from the early 80s loaded with offensive. Trex, he denied racism claims, saying reports twisted his words off the record. Lately, health hit hard knee replacement in 2019, then a COVID hospitalization in 2021. His raw style leaves a complicated mark on country forever.