50 years ago today, David Allan Coe recorded “You Never Even Call Me By My Name” in Nashville’s Columbia studio A. Though it was written by both Steve Goodman and Prine, John passed up the publishing rights. “I wouldn’t put my name on it ’cause I thought it sucked, then it went to number one! That’s how I found out what a number one song is” (though, it never went #1 but rather #8 on the country charts.) Despite not receiving credit, Goodman instead bought Prine a Wurlitzer jukebox, which basica

🎶 50 Years Ago: David Allan Coe Recorded the “Perfect Country & Western Song” - ‘You Never Even Called Me By My Name’ 🎶 On August 20, 1974, David Allan Coe recorded one of the most unforgettable tracks in country music: “You Never Even Called Me By My Name.” This song, which later appeared on his Once Upon a Rhyme album in June 1975, became his first Top 10 hit, launching his career into the spotlight. With musical giants like Pete Drake on dobro and steel guitar, and Hargus “Pig” Robbins on p