Outlaw Country Trailblazer Dies at 86 After Long Health Struggles
1 sourceUpdated Apr 30, 2026
The voice behind some of outlaw country’s most enduring songs has gone quiet. David Allan Coe, a defining figure in the genre’s rebellious rise, died Wednesday at the age of 86, per Page Six . His passing was confirmed…
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