David Allan Coe, the outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter behind hits such as “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “The Ride,” has died at 86 years old.

David Allan Coe, the outlaw Country singer behind "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and "The Ride," died Wednesday.

The singer-songer scored his biggest hits in the 1980s with songs like The Ride and Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile, but was heavily criticised for using racial slurs in his music and for his habit of displa...