Johnny Paycheck (May 31, 1938 – February 18, 2003) was a country music singer.… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Paycheck (May 31, 1938 – February 18, 2003) was a country music singer. He is most famous for covering the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job And Shove It".
Born Donald Eugene Lytle in Greenfield, Ohio, he began playing guitar by age 6 and made his first record at age 15. After a time served in the United States Navy (which included a court-martial for assault), he began performing under the name Donny Young. The singer took a job with country music star George Jones, for whom he played bass and steel guitar for several years, co-writing Jones' hit song, "Once You've Had the Best." By the 1960s, he had changed his name to Johnny Paycheck, a name similar to Johnny Cash, which has sometimes caused confusion.
A member of the Grand Ole Opry, PayCheck is best remembered for his 1977 cover of, "Take This Job and Shove It" (written by David Allan Coe) which sold over 2 million copies and inspired a motion picture of the same name. Colorado Kool-Aid is another of his most famous songs. In his career, PayCheck recorded eleven songs that made it into country music's top ten chart plus he co-wrote several successful songs for other country singers including "Apartment #9," a hit for Tammy Wynette.
His life was often filled with turmoil and in 1985, PayCheck was convicted of shooting a man in Hillsboro, Ohio and spent two years in prison. His tax problems with the IRS led to his filing for bankruptcy in 1990. Later in the 1990s, he began capitalizing the fourth letter of his name in a style later dubbed CamelCase, preferring to be known as Johnny PayCheck.
PayCheck suffered from drug and alcohol addiction during his career, although he was said to have "put his life in order" [1] after his prison stay. Suffering from emphysema and asthma, after a lengthy illness, Johnny PayCheck died at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
He is survived by his wife Sharon PayCheck and son Jonathan PayCheck.
Born Donald Eugene Lytle in Greenfield, Ohio, he began playing guitar by age 6 and made his first record at age 15. After a time served in the United States Navy (which included a court-martial for assault), he began performing under the name Donny Young. The singer took a job with country music star George Jones, for whom he played bass and steel guitar for several years, co-writing Jones' hit song, "Once You've Had the Best." By the 1960s, he had changed his name to Johnny Paycheck, a name similar to Johnny Cash, which has sometimes caused confusion.
A member of the Grand Ole Opry, PayCheck is best remembered for his 1977 cover of, "Take This Job and Shove It" (written by David Allan Coe) which sold over 2 million copies and inspired a motion picture of the same name. Colorado Kool-Aid is another of his most famous songs. In his career, PayCheck recorded eleven songs that made it into country music's top ten chart plus he co-wrote several successful songs for other country singers including "Apartment #9," a hit for Tammy Wynette.
His life was often filled with turmoil and in 1985, PayCheck was convicted of shooting a man in Hillsboro, Ohio and spent two years in prison. His tax problems with the IRS led to his filing for bankruptcy in 1990. Later in the 1990s, he began capitalizing the fourth letter of his name in a style later dubbed CamelCase, preferring to be known as Johnny PayCheck.
PayCheck suffered from drug and alcohol addiction during his career, although he was said to have "put his life in order" [1] after his prison stay. Suffering from emphysema and asthma, after a lengthy illness, Johnny PayCheck died at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
He is survived by his wife Sharon PayCheck and son Jonathan PayCheck.
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Johnny Paycheck Lyrics
11 Months and 29 Days A one, two, three, four Busted in Austin Walkin' around in…
All Night Lady Through the window he sits watching his last sunset Like a…
Barstool Mountain I've finally found a place where I can take it all…
Colorado Cool-Aid Well, I was sittin' in this beer joint down in…
Fifteen Beers Here it comes, gonna rub on it I drank fifteen beers That's…
I Can See Me Lovin' You Again I can see me lovin' you again And payin' any price…
I Did The Right Thing I pull into my driveway While the day is slowly dying…
I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) I can't sell my mama short on loving me I guess…
I've Seen Better Days The sun is shining down Not one cloud around The morning…
My Part of Forever I can't take your hurt and wish it away Or…
Old Violin Well, I can't recall, one time in my life I've felt…
Ragged Old Truck CHORUS: I'm thinkin' 'bout crankin' my ragged old truck up …
She's All I Got Well I said, friend Don't take her, she's all I've got Pleas…
Slide off of Your Satin Sheets What a beautiful mansion he built you Splendor Lord you got…
Someone to Give My Love to I could search from now to the end of time And…
Take This Job and Shove It Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no…
The Feminine Touch I delievered the orders from your last Stanley Party Though …
The Outlaw's Prayer You know, I worked the Big Packet show in Fort…
When I Had A Home To Go To She loved me more than life its self But the liquid…
Yesterday's News Just Hit Home Today The subject of this next song Well, I guess it's been…
You Better Move On You ask me to give up a hand of the…