David Allan Coe has died

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11:46p, 4/29/26
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Outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter David Allan Coe has died. He was 86.

Coe died in an intensive care unit at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, his representative confirmed to the Music Universe.

"David is a musical treasure," the representative said. "Even in his years of declining health, David appreciated all of the fans."

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11:52p, 4/29/26
AG
You never even called me by my name!

Great artist. RIP
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11:57p, 4/29/26
Wow....

I'm not even a country fan, and I knew who he was.

RIP
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11:57p, 4/29/26
AG
The road goes on forever, but the party never ends.
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12:01a, 4/30/26
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Well it is all, that I can do, to keep from cryin...
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12:01a, 4/30/26
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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.
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12:09a, 4/30/26
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Well it was all, that I could do, to keep from cryin'
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12:12a, 4/30/26
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I was drunk... the day my mom... got out of prison
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12:19a, 4/30/26
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And I went to pick her up ..in the Rain!
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In reply to maroon man • 12:31a, 4/30/26
AG
maroon man said:
And I went to pick her up ..in the Rain!

But before I could get to her in my pickup truck.

She got run over by a damned old train.
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In reply to FriscoKid • 12:47a, 4/30/26
FriscoKid said:
Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.


Yeah I saw that discography looking him up today. Had no idea about those. Managed to find one of the songs on Odysee. It is as bad as the title sounds.
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In reply to FriscoKid • 1:15a, 4/30/26
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pretty much why he was only widely known for one song
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2:10a, 4/30/26
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He never even called me by my name.
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4:45a, 4/30/26
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My wife and I met at the Chicken. I was playing 42 on the slate table. She was standing against the half bar up front. We made eye contact singing "The Ride". Jan 31, 1991. We have been married 34 years now.
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5:10a, 4/30/26
He drank Pearl in a can and Jack Daniels black
Chewed tobacco from a mail pouch sack
Had an old dog that was trained to attack....
Sometimes
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5:16a, 4/30/26
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“It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.”
Joseph Heller, Catch 22
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5:19a, 4/30/26
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Brings back a lot of memories. RIP, DAC.
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In reply to ProgN • 5:42a, 4/30/26
Only 15% of men make it past 85 YOA. Crazy some of these guys who party their asses off for years live longer than so called healthy people.
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5:44a, 4/30/26
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"You don't have to call me mister, mister / The whole world calls me Hank."
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6:04a, 4/30/26
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If that ain't country I'll kiss your ass
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In reply to FriscoKid • 6:19a, 4/30/26
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FriscoKid said:
The road goes on forever, but the party never ends.


Close….
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6:19a, 4/30/26
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Take this world and shove it, I ain't livin' here no more.
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6:28a, 4/30/26
Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?
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In reply to He Who Shall Be Unnamed • 6:32a, 4/30/26
$.25 wells...I have no memory of what you speak
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In reply to sts7049 • 6:35a, 4/30/26
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sts7049 said:
pretty much why he was only widely known for one song


Depends on who you ask. He was a prolific songwriter that had a lot of hits performed by others. "The song he is known for" was written by someone else.

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He said, "Drifter, can you make folks cry when you play and sing?
Have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues?
Can you bend them guitar strings?"
He said, "Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside?
'Cause if you're big star bound let me warn ya, it's a long, hard ride"
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In reply to He Who Shall Be Unnamed • 6:39a, 4/30/26
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He Who Shall Be Unnamed said:
Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?

I think it is/was played at the end of every night of every country bar that ever existed.
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6:45a, 4/30/26
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Quote:
And in Texas, the talk turned to Outlaws
Like Willie, and Waylon, and me, hey
My name is David Allen Coe, and I'm from Dallas, Texas
They say Texas music's in the making
And we been making music that is free
Doing one-night stands, playing with our bands
Willie, Waylon, and me, Big Jim
Willie is the only one left now at age 93.

And six degrees of separation, I worked with a dude whose Uncle was "Big Jim". Played steel guitar in DAC's band.
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In reply to deadelephant98 • 6:46a, 4/30/26
deadelephant98 said:
Brings back a lot of memories. RIP, DAC.

I don't know his music

but KID ROCK has lyrics about him so that's the way I heard about him
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In reply to FriscoKid • 6:46a, 4/30/26
FriscoKid said:
Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.


Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.
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In reply to He Who Shall Be Unnamed • 6:47a, 4/30/26
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He Who Shall Be Unnamed said:
Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?
It was played every Thursday night, but as I remember the final song of the night was "Good night, Irene."

Here.
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In reply to He Who Shall Be Unnamed • 6:47a, 4/30/26
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He Who Shall Be Unnamed said:
Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?
It wasn't played as the last song but it was definitely requested and all the BQs would gather around and do a little line dance kick routine and end with a hump it.

Still gets played at wedding receptions for Aggie Bandsmen.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 6:48a, 4/30/26
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6:50a, 4/30/26
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Where bikers stare at cowboys
Who are laughing at the hippies
Who are praying they'll get out of here alive
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In reply to fightingfarmer09 • 6:51a, 4/30/26
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fightingfarmer09 said:
FriscoKid said:
Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.


Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.

Um, they're out there on YouTube. I obviously won't post them, but him singing the songs in concert.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 6:58a, 4/30/26
HollywoodBQ said:
He Who Shall Be Unnamed said:
Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?
It wasn't played as the last song but it was definitely requested and all the BQs would gather around and do a little line dance kick routine and end with a hump it.

Still gets played at wedding receptions for Aggie Bandsmen.


No line dancing (unless you wanted to call The Schottische at the end of Cotton Eyed Joe a line dance) was, mercifully, done at the Hall of Shame (or anywhere) in the era I'm talking about. I would hate to have witnessed what you're describing
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