Outlaw country legend David Allan Coe has died at the age of 86. His widow Kimberly confirmed the news to Rolling Stone, calling him "one of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time and never to be forgotten." A cause of death has not yet been released.
Coe is the man behind some of the most iconic songs in country music history — he wrote "Take This Job and Shove It," the working-class anthem Johnny Paycheck took to number one in 1977. He recorded "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," the song with the spoken-word interlude about the perfect country and western song. He delivered "The Ride," the haunting story of a hitchhiker picking up the ghost of Hank Williams. And his song "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)" became a number one hit for Tanya Tucker in 1973.