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, well-known for songs such as You Never Even Called Me by My Name and Longhaired Redneck, has died at the age of 86.

Coe's booking agent confirmed his death to EW, years after the songwriter was described in the media as having released "obscene and racist" material upon opening for Kid Rock on tour.

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Coe was part of country's outlaw movement in the '70s and was widely criticized for releasing songs that used racist slurs ...

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 ...

The country singer, who died on April 29, was married a total of six times Ben Hider/Getty David Allan Coe had a large family. Following the "Take This Job and Shove It" songwriter's rise to fame in ...

Country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who is best known for writing the song “Take This Job and Shove It,” and his own hits “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride,” has died.

Coe, who famously wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" for Johnny Paycheck in 1977, died at the age of 86 on Wednesday.

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country singer behind "The Ride" and "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," has died at 86.

David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A representative for Coe confirmed the news to USA TODAY April 30. Coe was a ...

Outlaw country star David Allan Coe, who is best known as the writer of "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and "The Ride," died at 86.