It feels a little weird to pay tribute to a great outlaw country singer-songwriter like David Allan Coe - whose biggest hit wasn't made popular by his own recording of the song. ("Take This Job And Shove It", by Johnny Paycheck, by the way).
But no. This perfect country and western song - co-written by Steve Goodman and an uncredited-by-choice John Prine, would end up being Coe's biggest personally recorded hit song. It hit #8 on the Country charts in 1975, and ended up being one of the biggest hits of the year.
This live performance of the song - despite the fact that he didn't write it - illustrates just how great a storyteller Coe was.
David Allan Coe passed away yesterday. His voice and his songwriting will be missed.
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