David Allan Coe, Who Wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and Other Country Hits, Dies at 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He was 86.

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