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Johnny Paycheck
Birth name Donald Eugene Lytle
Also known as Johnny Paycheck
Born May 31, 1938(1938-05-31)
Origin Greenfield, Ohio, USA
Died February 19, 2003 (aged 64)
Genre(s) Country Music
Outlaw Country
Honky tonk
Occupation(s) Singer and songwriter
Instrument(s) Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Years active 1953 – 2003
Website www.johnnypaycheckmusic.com
Notable instrument(s)
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar

Johnny Paycheck (May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003) was a country music singer. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greenfield is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States, along Paint Creek. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Outlaw country was a significant trend in Country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases commonly referred to as The Outlaw A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings See also 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music and the List of years in Country Music See also 2002 in country music, 2003 in music, other events of 2003, 2004 in country music and the List of years in Country Music An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. He is most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It". David Allan Coe (born September 5, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American Country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s For the film see Take This Job and Shove It (film " Take This Job and Shove It " is a song by David Allan Coe about the bitterness

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Early life and recordings

Born Donald Eugene Lytle in Greenfield, Ohio, United States, he began playing guitar by age six and made his first record at age 15. Greenfield is a village in Highland County, Ohio, United States, along Paint Creek. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles After a time served in the United States Navy (which included a court-martial for assault)[1], he began performing under the name Donny Young. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject Assault is a Crime of Violence against another person. In some Jurisdictions including Australia and New Zealand, The singer took a job with country music star George Jones, for whom he played bass and steel guitar. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. He later co-wrote Jones' hit song "Once You've Had the Best. " Paycheck was a tenor harmony singer for numerous hard country acts of the late 1950s and early 1960s including Ray Price. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Ray Price may refer to Ray Price (musician, an American country and western singer Ray Price (cricketer, a Zimbabwean cricketer Paycheck along with Willie Nelson worked in Price's band the Cherokee Cowboys. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. He is featured as a tenor singer on recordings by Faron Young, Roger Miller, and Skeets McDonald. Faron Young ( February 25, 1932, near Shreveport Louisiana – December 10, 1996) (aged 64 was an American Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Enos William "Skeets" McDonald (b Oct 1 1915 Greenway Arkansas - d All of these recordings are recognizable by their honky tonk purism. Honky-tonk is a term has also been attached to various styles of 20th-century American Music. The recordings shun vocal choruses and strings, in favor of steel guitar, twin fiddles, shuffle beats, high harmony, and self-consciously miserable lyrics. Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. As George Jones' tenor singer, Paycheck has been credited with the development of Jones' unique vocal phrasing.

Career success

By the 1960s, he had changed his name to Johnny Paycheck. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lytle reportedly re-named himself after the boxer, Johnny Paychek, who fought Joe Louis in 1940. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Joseph Louis Barrow ( May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) better known as Joe Louis, was a heavyweight boxing champion. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paycheck had his first hit with a minor Buck Owens' hit, "A-11". Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr, (August 12 1929 – March 25 2006 was an American Singer and Guitarist, with 20 number-one hits on the This recording set a pattern for the rest of his 1960's work. Paycheck also co-owned his own record company, Little Darlin' Records, with his producer, Aubrey Mayhew. Paycheck's Little Darlin' recordings featured the shrieking pedal steel guitar work of Lloyd Green. By the end of the 1960's, Paycheck had descended into alcoholism and drug abuse, and Little Darlin' Records folded. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect In the late 1990s, after taking them for granted for years, country music historians began to recognize the distinctive and sharp-edged sound of the Little Darlin' recordings as unique in their time, Paycheck's in particular. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

In the early 1970s, Paycheck was revived by producer Billy Sherrill, who significantly changed Paycheck's sound and image. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Some of Johnny's biggest hits from this era were "She's All I Got" (a cover of an R&B single by Freddie North), "Someone To Give My Love To," and "For a Minute There. Freddie North (born 28 May 1939, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American R&B Singer. " With the popularity of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings in the mid 70's, Paycheck changed his image to that of outlaw, where he was to have his largest financial success. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Outlaw country was a significant trend in Country music during the late 1960s and the 1970s (and even into the 1980s in some cases commonly referred to as The Outlaw It was ironic that Sherrill was best known for carefully choreographing his records and infusing them with considerable pop feel. The Paycheck records were clearly based on Sherrill's take on the bands backing Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson on records. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor.

A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Paycheck is best remembered for his 1977 hit single, "Take This Job and Shove It. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee See also 1976 in country music, 1977 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in country music, and the List of years in Country Music For the film see Take This Job and Shove It (film " Take This Job and Shove It " is a song by David Allan Coe about the bitterness " (The song was written by David Allan Coe). David Allan Coe (born September 5, 1936 in Akron Ohio) is an American Country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s "Take This Job and Shove It" sold over 2 million copies and inspired a motion picture of the same name. "Colorado Kool-Aid," "Me and the IRS," "Friend, Lover, Wife," "Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets," and "The Only Hell my Mama Ever Raised" were hits for Paycheck during this period. Colorado Kool-Aid is a song performed by country singer Johnny PayCheck and written by Phil Thomas

In his career, Paycheck recorded eleven songs that made it into country music's top ten chart. Additionally, he co-wrote several successful songs for other country singers, including "Apartment #9," Tammy Wynette's first hit. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter

Misfortunes

In 1985, Paycheck was convicted of shooting a man in Hillsboro, Ohio (after the man asked Paycheck to visit his home and try his deer meat and turtle soup). Hillsboro is a city in and the County seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. Paycheck reportedly responded, "Do you see me as some kind of hick?. . . I don't like you," and later fired a . 22 pistol -- grazing the man's head with a bullet. Paycheck claimed the act was self-defense. He spent 22 months in prison. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of

Paycheck also spent a number of years in prison after he was convicted of statutory rape. The phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual Sexual relations that take place when an individual (regardless of gender has sexual At a concert in Mississippi, Paycheck was approached by a young girl who told him that she was a student at University of Mississippi. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford Paycheck allegedly engaged in sexual relations with the girl. The girl's family filed charges against Paycheck, and the musician learned that she was only fourteen years old, instead of nineteen, which is what she allegedly told Paycheck.

In 1990, Paycheck filed for bankruptcy after tax problems with the IRS. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against The

Paycheck suffered from drug and alcohol addiction during his career, although he was said to have "put his life in order" [2] after his prison stay. Suffering from emphysema and asthma after a lengthy illness, Johnny Paycheck died at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are

Country icon and longtime friend, George Jones, purchased Paycheck's burial plot and headstone when he learned that his family couldn't cover the interment costs. George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial He was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville. Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Cover versions of Johnny Paycheck's songs

Awards

Trivia

Tributes

An original tribute song and video to Paycheck called Greenfield To Nashville can be seen at www. youtube. com/watch?v=skavLJ33Sts

Quotes

See also

References

External links

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