{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Circling The Drain ","title":"The Real Lives of David Allan Coe’s Daughters – Tanya Montana & Shelli Coe :: Ep 47 Circling the Drain Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3918,"description":"On this episode of Circling The Drain, Johnny B,  Jay Harper and Jim McCarthy sit down with Tanya Montana and Shelli Coe, daughters of outlaw country legend David Allan Coe. They share what it was really like growing up on the road, clear the air about racist allegations and the infamous X‑rated albums, and explain the truth behind the estate, the will, and why the kids aren’t “silver spoon” heirs.\nTanya and Shelli talk about their own musical journeys, the Goodbye Girls Nashville shop, reconnecting with long‑lost siblings, and how their mom Jody quietly held the whole family together. This is one of the most honest, emotional, and human conversations you’ll hear about fame, family, and faith in country music.\nTimed Highlights / Chapters:\n \n 02:00 – Growing up as Coe kids and Tyler’s guitar chops on the road with Blackberry Smoke\n 05:01 – Shelli’s Texas roots, Dripping Springs, Willie Nelson’s grandkids and writing songs from childhood\n 06:25 – The family album, Heavenly Father, Holy Mother and 3‑year‑old Shelli on tape\n 07:26 – Tanya’s childhood on the road, faxes with her dad and discovering songwriting\n 09:57 – From accounting to artist: opening Goodbye Girls and being thrown on stage at GG Happy Hour\n 12:10 – Todd Snider discovers Tanya at the shop and offers to record her for free\n 13:20 – Silver Bullet: DIY iPhone video, political talk show bumper music and fan reactions\n 15:06 – Why radio and “Billy Sherrill rules” don’t define modern independent artists\n 16:07 – Billy Sherrill, David Allan Coe’s genre‑bending catalog and embracing creative risk\n 17:10 – John Lennon comparisons, Hydro Emotion and the power of All Effed Up\n 18:17 – Shelli’s song I Need My Name and writing out of love for her dad\n 20:33 – Making a low‑budget but powerful video in a closed furniture/consignment store\n 22:13 – Life as kids on the road: band members as protectors and the “Willie Nelson family” vibe\n 23:59 – Growing up between strict Christian schools and a rough, all‑male tour...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jbzYKmJ73FZVZuxNcZj5UcgwQO6RpVkbuouo8pAnG9E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZDgz/NDgxODNlYjBlNzky/MzU1NWY1YmZjM2Jj/NDlkNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}