David Allan Coe – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #60-#51

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950 down, 50 to go.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #610-#601

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A Chris Stapleton cover puts a George Jones hit back on the radar, while our favorite Garth Brooks single makes an appearance.

100 Greatest Women, #6: Tammy Wynette

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The First Lady of Country Music was the genre’s definitive heartbreak queen.

The Best Singles of 1993, Part Three: #20-#11

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As we enter the top half of the list, signature hits by some of the era’s biggest stars rub elbows with a pair of breakthrough singles and an overlooked release by a future superstar. You’ll

Daily Top Five: Single Fathers

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What are some of your favorite songs about single fathers? The songs that I’m listing for this post are specifically about situations where mothers are no longer in the picture, but don’t feel that you

100 Greatest Men: #95. David Allan Coe

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He wasn’t part of the landmark Outlaws album, but David Allan Coe has been more the living embodiment of that label than any other artist in the history of country music.

Coe was born in Akron, Ohio in 1939. He spent his youth in and out of reformatory schools, the beginning of a long history of run-ins with the law. After spending most of his twenties in prison, he moved to Nashville in the late sixties. His style was jarring, with tattoos, long hair, and piercings, and for a stretch, he lived in a hearse parked right outside the Ryman Auditorium.