David Allan Coe, Who Wrote 'Take This Job And Shove It' And Other Country Hits, Dies At 86

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The singer, who wrote the blue-collar anthem “Take This Job and Shove It,'' created a singing career after a stint in prison. David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. She described him as one of the best singers and songwriters of our time. “My

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