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David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86

By The Associated Press

April 30, 2026

Outlaw country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote the blue-collar anthem “Take This Job and Shove It” and created a singing career after a stint in prison, has died. He was 86.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, David Allen Coe, obituary, outlaw country

NashVillager Podcast: Remembering G.A. Hardaway

By Nina Cardona

April 27, 2026

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How did the longtime Tennessee legislator use his voice in office? Plus, a roundup of the news for April 27, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: G.A. Hardaway, obituary

NashVillager Podcast: Saint Dolly

By Nina Cardona

December 19, 2025

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Where would Tennessee be without Dolly Parton? Plus the local news for Dec. 19, 2025.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: obituary

A visit to the East Nashville wind telephone, where calls connect to lost loved ones

By Blake Farmer

December 18, 2025

Allison Stillwell Young and her wind telephone
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A handful of “wind telephone” booths have popped up around Middle Tennessee in the last few years to create places to commune with lost loved ones.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: death, East Nashville, obituary

NashVillager Podcast: On Remembering

By Nina Cardona

December 18, 2025

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Why the holidays are a natural time to pause and reflect on the people we’ve lost. Plus the local news for Dec. 18.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: obituary

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60

By Felix Contreras|Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

December 9, 2025

Raul Malo, performing here in Nashville, Tenn. in 2014, died at the age of 60. Malo was the lead singer of The Mavericks, a band that blended country with rock and roll, blues and Latin sounds.
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The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: obituary, Raul Malo

Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row before he was freed, has died

By Travis Loller, AP

April 3, 2025

Attorney Emily Elison says he died on March 22 of complications from pneumonia after living for years with multiple sclerosis. He was 63.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, death row, execution, executions, obituary

Josselin Corea Escalante, a ‘bright and compassionate young woman,’ dreamed of being a doctor

By Caroline Eggers

January 23, 2025

The 16-year-old was a daughter, sister and niece. She played soccer and hoped to one day become a doctor. She lost her life on Wednesday after a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Antioch High School, obituary, school shooting

Jimmy Carter’s relationship with Habitat for Humanity

By Emma Hurt, WABE

December 30, 2024

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President Jimmy Carter was involved in many things after he left the White House. One of the most prominent was Habitat for Humanity. He left a legacy of volunteering and trying to help those in need.

Filed Under: NPR News, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Habitat for Humanity, Jimmy Carter, NPR, obituary

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