Decade of Difference: Johnny Paycheck
Despite a long successful career in country music, Johnny Paycheck is best remembered for two things: A novelty country song in 1977 and his arrest for shooting a mand in an Ohio bar in 1985. Paycheck began performing as a nine year old, and was riding the rails as a drifter at fifteen. Landing in Nashville, he landed gigs playing with Porter Wagoner, Faron Young, Ray Price and George Jones. His given name was Daniel Lytle and his first recordings were under the name Donny Young. In 1964 he legally changed his name to Johnny Paycheck and in 65 had his first charting single. From the 60s throu...
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