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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86

Apr 30, 2026 8:11 AM

Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.

Source: The New York Times

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