For the first time on Drifting Cowboy, David Allan Coe’s son
shares the deeply personal and heartbreaking story of growing up
without a relationship with his famous father and spending years
hoping for the chance to finally connect with him.David Allan Coe
became one of the most controversial, influential and
unmistakable figures in outlaw country music, writing and
recording songs that helped define an era. But behind the music,
fame and legendary stories was a complicated family life that few
people outside the Coe family ever truly knew.In this emotional
conversation, David Allan Coe’s son opens up about discovering
who his father was, what it was like knowing his dad was a famous
country singer while having virtually no relationship with him,
and his attempts to finally make contact. He shares how Johnny
Knoxville and a documentary project brought him closer than ever
to reaching his father — only for him to open Facebook weeks
later and discover that David Allan Coe had died.He also shares
his perspective on the complicated relationships surrounding
David Allan Coe during the final years of his life, the obstacles
he says existed between David and members of his family, and what
it feels like to be left with questions that can now never be
answered.This isn't simply a collection of David Allan Coe
stories. It's the story of a son who wanted the opportunity to
know his father — and ran out of time.This episode contains the
guest's personal recollections, experiences and perspective.
Statements concerning other individuals reflect his account of
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