David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe is a prolific American country singer-songwriter whose popularity was highest in the 70s and whose notoriety in the 80s was ensured after he released a couple of albums of X-rated material.

His first album, Penitentiary Blues (1969), was written during his long incarceration in jail and his career since those days has seen him record solo albums, collaborate with many respected rock and country stars (including the release of an eponymous album by Rebel Meets Rebel) and write many tracks for his peers (including Tammy Wynette and Kid Rock). Of all his many albums, Matter of Life… and Death (1987) is considered to be his most essential purchase, having been the most successful and the most critically acclaimed. The two controversial albums, Nothing Sacred (1978) and Underground Album (1982) (consolidated onto 18-X-Rated Hits (1990)) are rarely referred to by Coe and are only available through his website.