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The Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting Monday for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement mission in the Chicago area last ...

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country music singer known for his unrepentant, confrontational image and songs such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “The Ride,” died today. He was 86. Coe’s ...

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David Allan Coe, a country singer and songwriter known for his outlaw music in the 1970s and 80s, has died. He was 86. A representative for Coe confirmed the news to USA TODAY April 30. Coe was a ...

“Take This Job and Shove It” songwriter and country star David Allan Coe, known for the outlaw sub-genre and multiple albums once decried for containing “among the most racist, misogynist, homophobic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. David Allan Coe, a controversial figure who helped pioneer the 20th century “outlaw country” musical subgenre, ...

Coe's booking agent confirmed his death to EW, years after the songwriter was described in the media as having released "obscene and racist" material upon opening for Kid Rock on tour. Joey Nolfi is a ...

Coe was part of country's outlaw movement in the '70s and was widely criticized for releasing songs that used racist slurs Daniel Levine is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE ...

David Allan Coe, the outlaw Country singer behind "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and "The Ride," died Wednesday. Coe, 86, died in a hospital, according to a post on the singer's Facebook page.

David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” has died, according to Rolling Stone.