"Longhaired Redneck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe, an American songwriter, outlaw country music singer, and guitarist who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, born on which date?
Longhaired Redneck (song) "Longhaired Redneck" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe. It was released in January 1976 as the lead single from Coe's album of the same name. The song is notable for its direct reference to the "outlaw" movement in country music during the 1970s, with which Coe was associated, as well as the chorus which features Coe impersonating classic country artists Ernest Tubb, "Whisperin'" Bill Anderson, and Merle Haggard. The song peaked at number 17 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and at number 23 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. It was written by Coe with Jimmy Rabbitt, who is also a popular radio DJ in Texas.
Douglas B. Green Douglas B. Green (born March 20, 1946), better known by his stage name Ranger Doug, is an American musician, arranger and award-winning Western music songwriter, best known for his work with Western music and the group Riders in the Sky in which he plays guitar and sings lead and baritone vocals. He is also an exceptionally accomplished yodeler. With the Riders, he is billed as "Ranger Doug — The Idol of American Youth" and "Governor of the Great State of Rhythm".