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Johnny Paycheck
American country singer (1938–2003)
For the boxer, see Johnny Paychek.
Johnny Paycheck | |
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From left to right: Johnny Lee, Johnny Paycheck, and Mickey Gilley at Gilley's Nightclub, 1978 | |
| Birth name | Donald Eugene Lytle |
| Also known as | Donny Young |
| Born | (1938-05-31)May 31, 1938 Greenfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 2003(2003-02-19) (aged 64) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1953–2003 |
| Labels | Sony, Little Darlin', Epic, Certron |
Musical artist
Johnny Paycheck (born Donald Eugene Lytle; May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003)[1] 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".
He achieved his greatest success in the 1970s as a force in country music's "outlaw movement" popularized by artists Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, and Merle Haggard. I