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David Allan Coe

デイヴィッド・アラン・コー　/　でいゔぃっど・あらん・こー

American singer-songwriter

September 6, 1939 (age 86)　・　Akron, Ohio, United States

Ohio
singer-songwriter
musician
singer

My Take

David Allan Coe is the kind of artist whose biography is inseparable from his music. Reform schools, prisons, then busking his way up in Nashville, he lived the outlaw country mythology rather than performing it. I respect that he never sanded down the rough edges; the scars were the whole point, and the 1970s outlaw scene was richer for his unvarnished honesty. He was a polarizing figure, not a tidy success story, but that is precisely what made him real. Learning he passed in April 2026, I feel like tipping my hat to a man who sang an unbeautiful life all the way through.

Overview

David Allan Coe (September 6, 1939 – April 29, 2026) was an American singer and songwriter. Coe took up music after spending much of his early life in reform schools and prisons. He first came to prominence for busking in Nashville and initially played mostly in the blues style, before transitioning to country music, becoming a major part of the 1970s outlaw country scene.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Allan Coe
Name (Japanese): デイヴィッド・アラン・コー
Reading: でいゔぃっど・あらん・こー
Born: September 6, 1939 (age 86)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rabbit
Origin: Akron, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer-songwriter / musician / singer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.davidallencoe.net/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Allan%20Coe

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