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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.
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
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / musician / singer / actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.davidallencoe.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Allan%20Coe
Frequently asked questions
When was David Allan Coe born?
Born September 6, 1939 (age 86).
Where is David Allan Coe from?
David Allan Coe is from Akron, Ohio, United States.
What does David Allan Coe do?
David Allan Coe works as singer-songwriter, musician, singer, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.