Country music icon David Allan Coe, who wrote major hits including the enduring number one hit "Take This Job and Shove It" for Johnny Paycheck, has died at the age of 86. His death was confirmed by his wife, Kimberly Coe, in a statement to Rolling Stone. "One of the best singers, songwriters, and performers of our time, and never to be forgotten. My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for many years. I’ll never forget him, and I don’t want anyone else to ever forget him either," she told the publication. No cause of death was revealed, but the star had been in declining health for some time.
The star was associated with the outlaw country movement, alongside peers such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. He wrote many chart toppers for legendary stars, including Tanya Tucker’s 1973 hit Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone).
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