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6 September 1939, Akron, Ohio, USA. From the age of nine, Coe was in and out of reform schools, correction centers and prisons. According to his publicity handout, he spent time on Death Row after killing a fellow inmate who demanded oral sex. When Rolling Stone magazine questioned this, Coe responded with a song, 'I'd Like To Kick The Shit Out Of You'. Whatever the truth of the matter, Coe was paroled in 1967 and took his songs about prison life to Shelby Singleton who released two albums on his SSS label. Coe wrote Tanya Tucker's 1974 US country number 1, 'Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)?'. He took to calling himself Davey Coe - the Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, performing in a mask, and driving a hearse. He satirized the themes of country music with hilarious additions to Steve Goodman's 'You Never Even Called Me By My Name', but has often used the clichés himself. His defiant stance and love of motorbikes, multiple tattoos and ultra-long hair made him a natural 'Nashville outlaw', which he wrote about in the self-glorifying 'Longhaired Redneck' and 'Willie, Waylon And Me'. In 1978 Johnny Paycheck had a US country number 1 with Coe's 'Take This Job And Shove It', which inspired a film of the same title in 1981, and Coe's own successes included the witty 'Divers Do It Deeper' (1978), 'Jack Daniels If You Please' (1979), 'Now I Lay Me Down To Cheat' (1982), 'The Ride' (1983), which conjures up a meeting between Coe and Hank Williams, and 'Mona Lisa's Lost Her Smile' (1984), which reached number 2 on the US country charts, his highest position as a performer. Recordings with other performers include 'Don't Cry Darlin'' and 'This Bottle (In My Hand)' with George Jones, 'I've Already Cheated On You' with Willie Nelson, and 'Get A Little Dirt On Your Hands' with Bill Anderson. Coe's 1978 album Human Emotions was about his divorce - one side being 'Happy Side' and the other 'Su-I-side'. The controversial cover of Texas Moon shows the bare backsides of his band and crew, and he has also released two mail-order albums of explicit songs, Nothing Sacred and Underground. Coe appears incapable of separating the good from the ridiculous and his albums are erratic. At his best, he is a sensitive, intelligent writer. Similarly, his stage performances with his Tennessee Hat Band differ wildly in length and quality: sometimes it is non-stop music, sometimes it features conjuring tricks. Coe's main trick, however, is to remain successful, as country music fans grow exasperated with his over-the-top publicity. He may still be an outlaw but as Waylon Jennings remarks in 'Living Legends', that only means double-parking on Music Row.

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worst show ever | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/4/09

Paid $50 for two tickets and he only played for one hour. All of his songs ran together and he left and everyone said encore and he didn't even come out. I got tickets for my husband for christmas. Needless to say, it was a waste of time and money. Worst show I ever saw and could have fallen asleep.

Michigan Show | Reviewer: Mallory | 11/9/08

We saw him at Hogs Palace after he was rescheduled. We live near by so it wasn't a big deal. (And we received e-mails about the rescheduling) I thought the opening band was great - they played a lot of waylon so I was happy. Coe was great.

At $4 a beer and $1 a pop, I'd say the Palace people weren't exactly ripping anyone off.

No show coe Michigan | Reviewer: Calvin Berry | 10/31/08

We were all set to see coe play at the pigs palace in jackson michigan. I have to say, we were really pissed when we got there to find it post poned. they had another band who sucked. they said we could come back nov. 5 to see coe. oh how generus of them. they just made more money selling drinks to the same crowd twice. they should pay for the gas driving from detroit four trips and give us free drinks.

No Show Coe...again | Reviewer: Rick Mckean | 10/16/08

Just last week I was to play in front of David Allen at a local bar here in Newnan, Georgia, Jeckl and Hyde's. J.B. Walker was scheduled as well. Coe nevered showed. This was on a Tuesday. He told management he would reschedule for Thursday of the same week...no show again. People paid hard earned money for the show. Most didn't ask for their money back on Tuesday, instead waiting for Thursday. I was disapointed needless to say, but not only for me, but for the hundreds of people there who probably owned every Coe album. These were hard working folks with little extra income and certainly no time to waste during the week. What do you do?

living legend | Reviewer: scott | 1/2/08

D.A.C., is a living legend able to perform in almost any venue and never to dissapoint, he's a hero to me, and if you get a chance to see this man in action better jump, these legends are disappearing fastly

IRON HORSE SALOON | Reviewer: DARRELLD. | 10/4/06

For 10 days, David plays a free concert every night giving the audiance a great experience of a variety of music at bike week and biketoberfest.every night is different.wait!dont judge without hearing him.if you dont know,ask somebody,or check it out yourself.thats the best thing to do!

Tunica, Mississippi Concert 3-2005 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/23/05

This was the first time we saw DAC in concert.What a awesome experience! He is a wonderful storyteller and a great singer. We are in search of another concert to attend. Make sure you find one, I know you will love it!

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