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

🍻 “You Never Even Call Me by My Name” by Steve Goodman is the ultimate tongue-in-cheek country anthem, part heartbreak, part pure fun. 🎶 With clever lyrics and a wink to every country cliché, it’s the song that laughs with the genre, not at it. 🤠 Grab a drink, sing along, and enjoy the most “perfect country and western song” ever written! | True Country Sound