Outlaw country star David Allan Coe, the controversial figure behind “Take This Job and Shove It,” has died. He was 86.

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few songs have lived a double life quite like "Take This Job and Shove It." On its surface, it's a country song about a man ...

(AP) - 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 ...

Few songs have lived a double life quite like "Take This Job and Shove It." On its surface, it's a country song about a man walking off a job after losing the woman who made it worth showing up for.