Sunday Morning Country Classic Spotlight to Feature David Allan Coe

Join me at 11 am on Sunday,  August 9^th from the Benton County Fair for the Sunday Morning Country Classic Spotlight featuring David Allan Coe.

Born in Akron, Ohio on September 6, 1939, Coe first got into trouble with the law at the tender age of nine.  As a result, he was sent to reform school for boys.  For the next twenty years, he never spent more than a handful of months outside of a correctional facility.

Coe became one of the most colorful and very unpredictable characters in country music.  Coe is a pioneer of the outlaw country music movement of the 1970s.  He didn’t have many big hits -- only three of his singles hit the top ten.  The most requested song of Coe’s on the 98.1 Classic radio show is, “You Never Even Called Me by my Name.”  The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

As a singer. his biggest hits were, “The Ride,” “She Used to Love Me A Lot” and “Longhaired Redneck.”  His best known compositions are the number one hits, “Would You Lay with Me in a Field of Stone,”   which was covered by Tanya Tucker and “Take This Job and Shove It” covered by Johnny Paycheck and inspired a hit movie.  Both Coe and Paycheck had minor parts in the movie. .

In March 2013, Coe was involved in a serious auto accident when his SUV was struck by a tractor trailer truck.  Coe suffered serious injuries, he fully recovered.

Join me Sunday, August 9th at 11 am for the Sunday Morning Country Classic Spotlight when we showcase David Allan Coe.  You can find us at 98.1 Minnesota’s New Country, online and on your mobile device.  We take your requests at 320-252-9897 or email dick@minnesotasnewcountry.com.