It was 1974, and Abe, a recent high school graduate, was riding in a Chevy van en route to California to live among "other longhairs and freaky people." He and his friends were approaching Nashville ...

Born Sept. 6, 1939, in Akron, Ohio, David Allan Coe was in and out of reform schools, correction centers and prisons since the age of 9. One of the most fascinating – and, some would say, dangerous – ...

Johnny Paycheck would have turned 83 this past Monday. In 1977, he scored three consecutive Top 10 country songs, including his biggest hit, the No. 1 “Take This Job and Shove It.” But while Paycheck, ...

MANSFIELD - David Allan Coe returned Friday to the scene of the crime, or at least where he wound up for committing crimes. Before he became a prominent songwriter — known for "Take This Job and Shove ...