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David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other country hits, dies at 86

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FILE - David Allan Coe, sporting Willie Nelson braids, performs at the Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic, on July 4, 1983 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rudolph Faircloth, File)
FILE - David Allan Coe is pictured during an interview in Nashville, Tenn., May 9, 1983. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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FILE - David Allan Coe, sporting Willie Nelson braids, performs at the Willie Nelson July 4th Picnic, on July 4, 1983 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rudolph Faircloth, File)