David Allan Coe dies at 86

David Allan Coe, the singer-songwriter who wrote the blue-collar anthem "Take This Job and Shove It,'' has died.

Breaking News: David Allan Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It,” an anthem of the outlaw country movement, died at 86.

Country musician David Allan Coe died yesterday and today the world is a little less racist than yesterday.

David Allan Coe dying could just be the shooting of Franz Ferdinand that births Woke 2

David Allan Coe, singer who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It," dies at 86 Source: CBS News (me: and I don’t feel so good myself. RIP DAC)

#RIP “David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86 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.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a...

Farewell to David Allan Coe, an unruly outlaw country singer and genuine American eccentric.

David Allan Coe died. I say this as a guy who grew up in the bottoms of Kentucky and the swamps of Acadiana: good riddance to that bootlicking racist, sexist piece of trash.

remembering that time in 2004 my friend jake booked david allan coe's first nyc show in decades. the gig was on a boat, supposedly because coe wouldn't set foot in nyc due to a beef with the hells angels, so the boat picked him up & dropped him off in new jersey. jakerocksoff.com/d-is-for-dav...

David Allan Coe was a deeply complex figure--in a number of ways. But he wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" which is a heartbreak song disguised as a labor song--the greatest country music sleight-of-hand of all. And he recorded literally dozens of perfect country songs. Now he's gone.

Twenty+ years ago, I won tickets to see David Allan Coe in a field in Smithville, Texas. It was wild. Pour one out for the perfect country song, y'all.

David Allan Coe died, so today is a good time to remember that John Prine and Steve Goodman wrote "You Never Even Called Me by My Name."

David Allan Coe, 1939-2026 The celebrated outlaw country star and songwriter who penned "Take This Job and Shove It," Coe's rowdy reputation nearly outshone his musical career. www.allmusic.com/artist/david...

Despite his gross use of Confederate imagery, David Allan Coe was from—you guessed it—Akron www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/a...

David Allan Coe was certainly problematic, but a pioneer in trickster self-mythologization in country music. His music was foundational in the house I grew up in. Seen him play a number of times, & it was alway a great show. (I almost single-handedly fought a whole UVA frat in the bathroom one show)