David Allan Coe, the US outlaw music singer, has died at age 86. The singer’s death was confirmed by David Wade, his booking agent.

Outlaw country icon David Allan Coe, songwriter behind hits like "Would You Lay With Me" and "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," has died at 86 years old.

Outlaw country icon David Allan Coe, songwriter behind hits like "Would You Lay With Me" and "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," has died at 86 years old.

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.

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country singer-songwriter who penned "Take This Job and Shove It" and built a devoted following on the fringes of Nashville, died Wednesday. He was 86.

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country artist behind hits like “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” died at 86, his family announced.

Whether he was labeled outlaw or underground, David Allan Coe was clearly an outsider in Nashville’s music establishment, even throughout his successes as an in-demand songwriter and singer.

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. She described […]

David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like 'The Ride,' has died,. He was 86.

David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like 'The Ride,' has died,. He was 86.