DAVID ALLAN COE

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Songwriter’s Racist Songs From 1980’s Haunt Him: Outlaw country singer David Allan Coe released two underground albums of songs in early 1980’s that are among most racist, misogynist, homophobic and obscene songs recorded by popular songwriter; albums have been bootlegged by fans for years, and now they are being passed around as e-mail files; Cole has distanced himself from that music and toned down his act, but he is selling those early songs on one CD on his own Web site, though he refuses to put his name on disc or packaging; Coe will be exposed to new audience when he performs opening act on rap-metal star Kid Rock’s tour; music fans wonder how Kid Rock, who has collaborated with black rappers, can be touring with songwriter responsible for blatantly antiblack material; photos (M)

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an american singer and songwriter . his biggest hits include “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile”, “The Ride”, “Take This Job and Shove It” he is shelli coe mackie is father-in-law to the late Michael Mackie, formerly of Thunderosa . his favorite singer as a child was Johnny Cash . he spent 20 years in correctional facilities coe became one of Nashville’s hottest songwriters and signed by Columbia Records . he recorded his own version of the song for his second Columbia album, released in 1975 . coe would play a part in the the title of Coe’s debut album, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, refers to the gimmick Coe adopted years before Glen Campbell had a hit with the song “Rhinestone Cow coe maintained the idea for the mask came from his father . he said that he has to take his mask off . coe’s version became his first country Top 10 hit single, peaking at #8 in 1975 . coe was a featured performer in Heartworn Highways, a 1975 documentary film by James Szalapski coe wrote “Cocaine Carolina” for Johnny Cash and sang background vocals on the recording that appeared on Cash’s 1975 LP John R. Cash . he retired the Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy persona longhaired redneck was Coe’s third album for Columbia in three years . it was the first album where he wrote or co-wrote all the songs . “it was terminology that I’d made up the songs crossfade without the usual silences between tracks, which was unusual for country music . Coe was also permitted to use his own band on several tracks, a major concession for Columbia at the time. coe could not tell the truth if it was better than a lie he’d made up . Waylon didn’t make him comfortable enough to hang around . some of his peers felt he was exploiting his coe managed to maintain friendships with both Waylon and Willie . he wrote a song called “waylon, willie, and me” at the same time he started taking potshots at us “you gotta knock that shit off,” i told him. “I ain’t never done anything to you,” he protested . “there was something about David that pulled at my heartstrings coe released a string of strong recordings, some of which were concept albums . 1978’s Family Album contains coe’s rendition of “Take This Job and Shove It” coe was disenchanted when pop star coe was an important figure in the outlaw country genre . he had no interest in the trendy urban cowboy phase . by 1981, the slicker “urban cowboy” era took hold in country music coe’s highest charting single during this period was “Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands” “makin’ records is, uh, somethin’ that’s kind of hard for me to “the ride” was released in february 1983 as the lead single from the album . the ballad tells the first-person story of a hitchhiker’s encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams 1984’s just divorced contains Coe’s biggest chart hit, “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” the song is a mid-tempo ballad about a young blonde girl, featuring allusions to the another hit, “She Used to Love Me a Lot” was released in December 1984 . the song tells of a chance meeting between two ex-lovers at “the Silver Spoon Café” the man tries to coe’s 1986 album Son of the South would include contributions from outlaw legends . his final recording for Columbia, the concept album A Matter of Life…and Death, was released in 1987 . Throughout the 1990s, in 2000, coe toured as the opening act for Kid Rock . in 2003, he wrote a song for Kid rock, “Single Father” the song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard country singles in 2017, he was featured singing “Take This Job” on the album Baptized in Bourbon by the Moonshine Bandits . coe’s integrity was called into question after his previous claim he spent time on in the outlaws motorcycle club, i rode my motorcycle up on stage while Waylon was singing . i told my band, “don’t worry about it. we’ll provide our own protection” at that time “the outlaws came to town” was actually how it all started . arrow pointed to pistol in my pocket and another arrow pointing to where it said, “Outlaws, Florida” coe was uncompromising when it came to his lifestyle and language . he kicked off accusations that he was a racist, a charge he always vehemently denied . in 2004 he re bob greene: songwriting is painting a picture and all you have to work with words . he says he grew up with all my life hearing, “lazy as a Mexican,” “stingy as coe: “anyone that would look at me and say I was a racist would have to be out of their mind” “my son was conceived in Nashville, Tennessee and he is truly a song of the south,” coe wrote a song insulting Buffett, and it appeared on Nothing Sacred . he was in prison with 87% black people and hung around with black people . in prison the white guys called me a ” coe’s 1979 Columbia album Spectrum VII contained a note stating “Jimmy Buffett doesn’t live in Key West anymore” the lyrics of Nothing Sacred are profane, often sexually explicit and describe an allMusic gave Underground Album three out of five stars . coe responded by saying “anyone that hears this album and says I’m a racist is full of shit” coe’s drummer, Kerry Brown, Basically the IRS claimed I owed them $100,000 . I was living at a place and we had a flood and everything was destroyed . they knew I didn’t have any records – any proof of what I did have the only income I have is the money I make on the road performing and from my new songs that I own . in another interview Coe added, “All the songs on the X-rated albums were sold. I don’t coe’s vocal style is described as a “throaty baritone” his lyrical content is often humorous or comedic . he’s described as “the purest honky-ton “coe’s lyrics frequently include references to alcohol and drug use,” reviewer says . “i didn’t really care for some of the country music until people like Kris Kristofferson started writing songs,” he said . after getting into country music, i knew just about all there was to know about country music . i could do impersonations of Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, just about “coe’s first country album, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, has been described as alt-country, “pre-punk” credited influences on the album include Merle Haggard . in his allmusic’s Thom Jurek reviews coe’s 1987 album a matter of life…and death . “coe may have had some hits, but it’s records like this that make one wonder if there Coe is a brilliant songwriter well into the 21st century, and deserves to be lauded along with the likes of Nelson and Jennings .