Outlaw country mainstay and successful songwriter David Allan Coe has died at age 85. Best known for recording “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” co-written with John Prine, and as the writer of the Johnny Paycheck hit “Take This Job And Shove It,” Coe built a long career through relentless touring and a catalog that blended traditional country with Southern rock. No cause of death was reported.















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