Country music legend David Allan Coe’s final album set to be released posthumously

Late state euphony fable David Allan Coe’s last medium will reportedly beryllium released later this year.

The arguable singer’s longtime manager, Ken Madson, told TMZ connected Thursday that he owns Coe’s past medium and hopes to merchandise it connected Sept. 6 – which would person been nan “She Used to Love Me a Lot” singer’s 87th birthday.

Although Coe recorded nan still-untitled medium for a explanation successful 2017, grounds execs reportedly sewage “cold feet” and shelved nan project.

Madson besides told nan outlet that Coe’s last medium will see antecedently unreleased songs and caller material, including a way called “A Million Reasons.”

Despite owning nan grounds outright, Madson said he still plans to attack Coe’s widow, Kimberly Hastings Coe, astir releasing it together.

However, nan still-untitled medium isn’t nan only task David’s loyal fans tin look guardant to aft nan “Ride” hitmaker’s death.

Madson revealed that Johnny Knoxville began a documentary astir nan precocious state crooner backmost successful 2018. It’s reportedly up to nan “Jackass” star, though, to determine if he wants to merchandise nan doc.

Madson did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.

David died astatine nan property of 86 connected Wednesday, his rep told nan New York Times without sharing immoderate further details.

“David is simply a philharmonic treasure,” nan rep said. “Even successful his years of declining health, David appreciated each of nan fans.”

Kimberly, who was Coe’s sixth wife, confirmed her husband’s decease further successful an affectional connection to Rolling Stone.

“One of nan champion singers, songwriters, and performers of our clip [and] ne'er to beryllium forgotten,” she told nan outlet. “My husband, my friend, my confidant and my life for galore years. I’ll ne'er hide him and I don’t want anyone other to ever hide him either.”

Although a origin of decease has not been confirmed, nan “Longhaired Redneck” singer’s wellness was said to person been declining for years.

David narrowly survived a shocking clang erstwhile a semi-truck struck his Suburban astatine an intersection aft he ran a reddish ray astatine 1:30 a.m. successful Florida successful 2013, according to nan Ocala Star Banner.

While rescuers spent 2 hours cutting nan vocalist retired of nan wreckage, he reportedly walked distant pinch surgery ribs, bruised kidneys and almost 50 stitches successful his head.

Then, successful 2021, David was hospitalized for a period aft testing affirmative for COVID.

Remembered arsenic 1 of nan pillars of nan outlaw state movement, David was besides described arsenic “obscene and racist” by nan Times successful a scathing 2000 report.

“In nan early 80s nan outlaw state vocalist David Allan Coe released very mini quantities of 2 underground albums of songs that are among nan astir racist, misogynist, homophobic and obscene songs recorded by a celebrated songwriter,” the outlet wrote.

David, who famously wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” for Johnny Paycheck successful 1977, later addressed nan accusations successful 2004.

“Anyone that would look astatine maine and opportunity I was a racist would person to beryllium retired of their mind. I person dreadlocks down to my waist pinch earrings successful some ears and my beard is down to my waist and it is successful braids,” he charged, per Entertainment Weekly.

“I americium a songwriter, you know, and to maine it has ever bothered maine that actors successful nan movies tin opportunity immoderate they want to say, termination people, rape group and do things and nary 1 ever accuses them personally of being that way,” David added. “But erstwhile you constitute a opus and past each of a abrupt you are being accused of something.”