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Johnny PayCheck (born Donald Eugene Lytle; May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003) was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member notable for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It".
Feb 20, 2003 · By Ben Ratliff. Feb. 20, 2003. Johnny Paycheck, one of the most influential country singers of the last 40 years and yet for stretches of his career a Nashville pariah who became more famous...
Feb 20, 2003 · Johnny PayCheck, the country singer best known for his 1977 working man's anthem "Take This Job and Shove It," has died at 64. PayCheck had been bedridden in a nursing home with emphysema and...
May 31, 1938 · Greenfield, Ohio, USA. Died. February 18, 2003 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA (emphysema and asthma) Birth name. Donald Eugene Lytle. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. To many of his fans, country music singer Johnny PayCheck was the epitome of the hell-raising outlaw singer.
Feb 19, 2003 · Johnny Paycheck’s fire teetered on the brink of control, sometimes it would land safely, other times he would lose his grip, as he did in 1985 when he shot a man outside a bar in Ohio, putting ...
Feb 19, 2003 · Country music star whose rowdy reputation and personal problems often overshadowed his gifts as a masterful honky tonk singer. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 2000s. Born. May 31, 1938 in Greenfield, OH. Died. February 19, 2003 in Nashville, TN. Genre. Country. Styles. Outlaw Country, Traditional Country, Honky Tonk.
From 1962-66, PayCheck was the front man and bass player for George Jones’ band, the Jones Boys. The singer re-invented himself as Johnny PayCheck, taking his name from a professional boxer. In 1966, he hooked up with producer Aubrey Mayhew and legally changed his name.
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