10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
Booking agent David Wade said Coe died in hospital on Wednesday, though no cause of death was given.
The singer became a notorious outlaw country figure in the 1970s and 1980s, known for prison tales, provocative performances and a fierce outsider image in Nashville.
His best-known songs included the 1975 Top 10 hit "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" and 1976's "Longhaired Redneck," which helped define his career.
With the original outlaws fading, who now carries the rebellious spirit of country music in the modern era?
How will history judge an outlaw who wrote #1 hits alongside notoriously racist and misogynistic albums?
How did a country outlaw's project with metal band Pantera predict today's era of genre-bending music?