Hee-Haw Babylon

David Allan Coe
Ex-con found living in cave!
David Allan Coe was the outlaw even outlaws were leery of. He spent 20 years in prison for offenses including armed robbery, and claimed to have killed a man who threatened him with sexual assault in a prison shower. When a reporter challenged this story, Coe wrote “I’d Like to Kick the Shit Out of You” in his honor. In the ’70s, Coe recorded two albums of X-rated and racist tunes, with titles like “Cum Stains on My Pillow” and “N*gger Fuckers.” Money troubles followed. He lived in a cave in Tennessee after the IRS seized his home in the ’80s, and in 1990, Feds stormed a stage to repossess a guitar right out of Coe’s hands. He recently recorded with members of Pantera and toured with Kid Rock.

In his own words: “It’s hurt my career, because I’m not a pussy and a yes-man. Nevertheless, I’m the motherfucker who has to live with David Allan Coe the rest of his life.”