David Allan Coe (FULL Documentary)

This 1975 documentary, "David Allan Coe: The Mysterious Rhinestone," directed by Phil Squyres, traces the early career and tumultuous personal history of outlaw country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio. It explores his troubled youth spent in reform schools and prisons from age nine, including a death row stint at 19 for a crime he denied, and his transformation into a musician inspired by figures like Screamin' Jay Hawkins during incarceration. The film follows his release, busking in Nashville, shift from blues to country music, and rise as a rebellious icon in the 1970s outlaw scene with hits like "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," blending interviews, performance footage, and reflections on his unconventional lifestyle amid the Nashville establishment's resistance.