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Jonathan Horsley

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, aged 86

Outlaw country pioneer David Allan Coe plays a Dean Razorback live in concert.

David Allan Coe, the pioneer of outlaw country, has died, aged 86.

Some will remember the Akron, Ohio born hell-raiser for his hits, tracks such as You Never Even Called Me by My Name, a jukebox stalwart in bars south of the Mason-Dixon, or The Ride, that poetic McCarthy-esque number from 1983 comeback album, Castles in the Sand.

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