David Allan Coe was one of the most celebrated and controversial artists to emerge from the outlaw country movement; a gifted songwriter and charismatic performer, Coe was also a man who followed his own path even when it meant taking the hard way, and his life was full of bad luck and misadventure. Few artists in any genre had as many tall tales and wild allegations attached to their name (some of which were spread by Coe himself), and there are plenty of fans who loved him or hated him for reasons that have nothing to do with his music. Despite it all, Coe's songwriting reve...