Coincidentally, yesterday was Willie Nelson's 93rd birthday.

Don't bite the .....

Some good ones there.

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DrZ said:

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He was the first person to release "Tennessee Whiskey"
34 years before Chris Stapleton.

To say he was only known for one song is sad. You don't know what you missed.

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Willie, Waylon, and Me are one of my favorites. One of my stations on Pandora is David Allen Coe radio because I absolutely love the Outlaw Country music era. So much better than today's garbage.

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Its a shame that you have to find stuff not played on the radio to find good music.

RebelE91 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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In the 80s they would play those at Bonfire stack. Don't remember much about them except the song "I want to Fxxx the Sxxx out of you"

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90s too. 93 at least.

He Who Shall Be Unnamed said:

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Is it just my faded memory, or did they not play "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" at the end of every Thursday night at the Hall of Shame?

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Not at the end during my era.

There are more old drunks than there are old doctors, so I think I'll have another round.

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The only time I know
I'll hear David Allan Coe
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day

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Burdizzo said:

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fightingfarmer09 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.

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There was an "underground" or "bootleg' album that was produced outside the normal record companies. It was advertised in the back of sketchy magazines in the 1970s. A lot of pretty offensive lyrics that were popular with people like bikers and white supremacists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Album?wprov=sfla1


Coe always claimed the album was satire. I am sure everyone who has listened to it has their own take on it. Raunchy is the first word that came to my mind.

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Indeed. Whether raunchy or rac*st or any other label that people want put on them, I don't see how anyone can listen to the underground stuff and think that he was serious when he recorded them. The lyrics are ridiculous.
RIDICULOUS.

If anyone routinely gets their feelings hurt, go listen to some old Andrew Dice Clay standup if your sensitive ears need a warmup.

No one ever seems to pose the question, "Why would someone who's "such" a big rac*st, sing a self-deprecating song about how his woman is…?" Well, you'll get the point if you listen to the song.

And then the raunchy/sixxually explicit songs: except, nothing worse there than vintage ADC or Eddie Murphy standup.

"Jimmy Buffett Doesn't Live In Key West Anymore" is one of my favorite DAC songs. Probably wasn't offensive to anyone (except maybe Jimmy Buffett).

When you factor in the Shel Silverstein connection, it's pretty clear that DAC set out on a mission to go big on shock value.

Tennessee Whiskey
Please Come to Boston
If That Ain't Country
Long-haired Redneck
The Ride
Jack Daniel's if you please

All bangers

You are going to see a lot of people excited to see the Michael movie condemn him for his racist songs, failing to see the irony.

he did have that one song about Linda Lovelace.

AggieTJ said:

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Burdizzo said:

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fightingfarmer09 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.

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There was an "underground" or "bootleg' album that was produced outside the normal record companies. It was advertised in the back of sketchy magazines in the 1970s. A lot of pretty offensive lyrics that were popular with people like bikers and white supremacists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Album?wprov=sfla1


Coe always claimed the album was satire. I am sure everyone who has listened to it has their own take on it. Raunchy is the first word that came to my mind.

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Indeed. Whether raunchy or rac*st or any other label that people want put on them, I don't see how anyone can listen to the underground stuff and think that he was serious when he recorded them. The lyrics are ridiculous.
RIDICULOUS.

If anyone routinely gets their feelings hurt, go listen to some old Andrew Dice Clay standup if your sensitive ears need a warmup.

No one ever seems to pose the question, "Why would someone who's "such" a big rac*st, sing a self-deprecating song about how his woman is…?" Well, you'll get the point if you listen to the song.

And then the raunchy/sixxually explicit songs: except, nothing worse there than vintage ADC or Eddie Murphy standup.

"Jimmy Buffett Doesn't Live In Key West Anymore" is one of my favorite DAC songs. Probably wasn't offensive to anyone (except maybe Jimmy Buffett).

When you factor in the Shel Silverstein connection, it's pretty clear that DAC set out on a mission to go big on shock value.

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Buffett tried to claim that DAC recorded Divers do it Deeper because he was trying to copy him. So DAC retaliated.

Silent For Too Long said:

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Tennessee Whiskey
Please Come to Boston
If That Ain't Country
Long-haired Redneck
The Ride
Jack Daniel's if you please

All bangers

You are going to see a lot of people excited to see the Michael movie condemn him for his racist songs, failing to see the irony.

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He wrote "Would you lay with me" and Tanya Tucker recorded it. His version of it is great.

Would you lay with me
In a field of stone?
If my needs were strong
Would you lay with me?

I grew up with DAC, Mel Street, Gary Stewart, and all the others blaring through the house on Saturday mornings from whatever LP my mom decided to spin with the front and back doors open for a breeze. All those guys are gone with the exception of Willie. Getting old sucks.

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AggieTJ said:

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Burdizzo said:

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fightingfarmer09 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.

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There was an "underground" or "bootleg' album that was produced outside the normal record companies. It was advertised in the back of sketchy magazines in the 1970s. A lot of pretty offensive lyrics that were popular with people like bikers and white supremacists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Album?wprov=sfla1


Coe always claimed the album was satire. I am sure everyone who has listened to it has their own take on it. Raunchy is the first word that came to my mind.

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Indeed. Whether raunchy or rac*st or any other label that people want put on them, I don't see how anyone can listen to the underground stuff and think that he was serious when he recorded them. The lyrics are ridiculous.
RIDICULOUS.

If anyone routinely gets their feelings hurt, go listen to some old Andrew Dice Clay standup if your sensitive ears need a warmup.

No one ever seems to pose the question, "Why would someone who's "such" a big rac*st, sing a self-deprecating song about how his woman is…?" Well, you'll get the point if you listen to the song.

And then the raunchy/sixxually explicit songs: except, nothing worse there than vintage ADC or Eddie Murphy standup.

"Jimmy Buffett Doesn't Live In Key West Anymore" is one of my favorite DAC songs. Probably wasn't offensive to anyone (except maybe Jimmy Buffett).

When you factor in the Shel Silverstein connection, it's pretty clear that DAC set out on a mission to go big on shock value.

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Buffett tried to claim that DAC recorded Divers do it Deeper because he was trying to copy him. So DAC retaliated.

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There was a claim that "Would you Lay with Me (in a field of stone)" was a ripoff of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You". I can see some similarities, but they are still different songs. No one ever did anything about, and both of them are dead now.

Little Susie Shallow Throat has got to be one of the greatest song titles of all time

Died at 86, DEFINITELY a long hard ride . . . .

His "greatest hits" aren't even his best songs. At one point he was a total bad ass and the best country artist going.

Mid 70s albums The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, Once upon a Rhyme, and Longhaired Redneck are all absolutely solid gold and still hold up. Some of the best country music ever recorded.

The original "Tennessee Whiskey" crooner who left his own mark on the world of Country Music that will never be matched. He wasn't a gimmick or a trend, he was an original

Rest in Peace Sir

Three Biggest Lies still gets me laughing

RIP to a legend

Nothing Sacred

FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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Not condoning either use but David Alan Cole penned six songs using the word n***er in them.

According to Perplexity AI there are 16,348 rap songs using the very same word.

If you include the ni**a word the number triples

The contrast is pretty startling

I can't even count the times I sang his songs in the chicken playing 42. Legend

If you do, it should be hanging at Somerville.

Yeah, but it beats hell out of the alternative!

A Coe concert in New Orleans was one of the closest brushes with death I ever came. Lady friend and I went to her brothers wedding in Florida. Coming back, stopped in New Orleans to wander Bourbon street and such. Had a couple too many Hurricanes. Heading back to the hotel, heard on the radio that DAC was going to be at such and such bar, So naturally we said oh yeah. Enjoying the show, when some old hide decided to take exception to a silly cap she bought earlier. Grabbed it and gave it a fling. So I get up to go retrieve it, wouldn't you know, landed right in the midst of a bunch of the meanest looking bikers I ever saw. But of course, with the hurricanes as additional courage, I wander right into the middle, Hey, anyone see a cap come flying in here? They pretty well ignore me, till one stands up, built kinda like the old wrestler Kong, tells me I should probably remove myself from their presence before he cuts my throat. Suddenly, my hurricanes deserted me. Told him no problem, just trying to keep the lady happy. turned to go and someone handed me the stupid cap. Got gone while I could. No one ever told me that bikers were serious about David Allen Coe.

Where bikers stare at cowboys
Who are laughing at the hippies
Who are praying they'll get out of here alive

lb3 said:

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this will only hurt for a little bit.

RIP.

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CS78 said:

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Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile

I wonder if I still have my "STAFF" Delta Zeta presents David Allan Coe at Wolf Pen Creek shirt. Was anybody else at that one? Times sure have changed in this town.

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I was at that one. Don't recollect a whole lot of it, but I was there.

BigRobSA said:

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Wow....

I'm not even a country fan, and I knew who he was.

RIP

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I've been singing 'You never even called me by my name' to myself all week. It's popping up on my music streaming service.

I wonder how many times I sang that in the early 80's with a group of other drunks.

fightingfarmer09 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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Although, his underground releases were racist as s**t.

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Around the time of Napster there were several highly racist songs that were attributed to him, but were not actually him at all. I'm curious which songs you were thinking were his.

People confuse him with Johnny Rebel. An actual racist song writer.

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I think you are mixing up artists. Jonny Horton, famous for ballads like "Battle of New Orleans" and North to Alaska" also had one called "You Fought All the Way, Johnny Reb."

Partially due to that song, he was confused with the racist singer Johnny Rebel.

I think Coe's songs have been covered here.

RIP David Allan Cole!

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He was limiting factor in his own career. Like a country music Johnny Manziel.

It makes me sad when I see people that are true legends and possess legitimate talent who get washed out by their own poor career choices and self sabotaging tendencies.

Well, I've hiked through the sage brush
I ran up some rail
I slept on the bench in a few county jails
And they laugh as they knocked all the wind from my sail
When I was a young Dallas Cowboy.