His wife posted on Facebook in September 2021 that he had been hospitalized with COVID-19 and he made few appearances since then.

A POPULAR country singer has died at the age of 86 after an illustrious career working alongside stars such as Willie Nelson, Kid Rock and Neil Young.

Coe, who was born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio, was associated with the outlaw country movement alongside artists including Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.