# R.I.P. David Allan Coe **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881 "2026-05-01T05:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/1 "2026-05-01T05:27:28Z")
He was a bit gritty at time. Had some good stuff and some questionable… > **[David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/entertainment/david-allan-coe-songwriter-death-hnk)** > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![rockstar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rockstar/32/19803_2.png) [@rockstar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rockstar)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/2 "2026-05-01T05:52:25Z")
A country star forever… didn’t he do some heavy time in a penitentiary before his musical career exploded!? He is and has been my favorite for what 50 years… Love David Allan ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/3 "2026-05-01T05:54:59Z")
Yes, he spent some time in prison, but the stories vary. Quite an eclectic folder of songs. You either love him or hate him. ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/4 "2026-05-01T06:48:21Z")
Always loved the ride ---
**Author:** ![Wildo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wildo/32/668485_2.png) [@Wildo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Wildo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/5 "2026-05-01T08:58:55Z")
Rip. I used to listen to him and Hank 3 all the time. Got some buddies who’ll be bummed to learn this. Hats off ole boy! 🫡🫡🫡 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoredneck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoredneck/32/668939_2.png) [@Yoyoredneck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/6 "2026-05-01T12:59:37Z")
Is it a coincidence that my son was born on the same day or am I raising the next country outlaw? Also yall should check out his blues album Penitentiary Blues before he switched to country music. This guy was my whole childhood. He came through Lincoln a lot and Ive gotten to see him play like 3 times. Spoke to him once and the guy was a riot. ---
**Author:** ![Simyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Simyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Simyo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/7 "2026-05-01T13:07:43Z")
Congrats on the birth of your son, and good luck raising that country outlaw​👊 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoredneck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoredneck/32/668939_2.png) [@Yoyoredneck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/9 "2026-05-01T14:53:57Z")
Thanks brother man! ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/10 "2026-05-01T14:59:30Z")
my long hair can’t cover up my red neck ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/11 "2026-05-01T16:13:40Z")
I hear you don’t want them to grow up to be cowboys… Not many left from that era these days. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoredneck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoredneck/32/668939_2.png) [@Yoyoredneck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/12 "2026-05-01T16:16:33Z")
I was raised by one of the last ones left, doing my best to carry that on. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/13 "2026-05-02T00:58:18Z")
> [@SpaceCat](#): > > I hear you don’t want them to grow up to be cowboys… That would be Ed Bruce. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/e/a/dea722abbd62188005f613a641d8931e0054360b.jpeg "Ed Bruce - Writer of "Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLA8X36tknw) ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoredneck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoredneck/32/668939_2.png) [@Yoyoredneck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/r-i-p-david-allan-coe/444881/14 "2026-05-02T02:58:45Z")
He wrote it but almost everyone recorded a version of it back then