Johnny Paycheck

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Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer best known for his honky-tonk hits and the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country singer
human
songwriter
alsoKnownAs Donny Young NERFINISHED
Johnny Paychek NERFINISHED
associatedAct Faron Young NERFINISHED
George Jones NERFINISHED
Merle Haggard NERFINISHED
Ray Price NERFINISHED
Tammy Wynette NERFINISHED
birthName Donald Eugene Lytle NERFINISHED
burialPlace Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath asthma
emphysema
chartAchievement Take This Job and Shove It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-05-31
dateOfDeath 2003-02-19
ethnicGroup European American
genre country music
honky-tonk
instrument guitar
vocals
knownFor honky-tonk style
working-class themed songs
memberOf Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED
militaryConflict Korean War era
militaryService United States Navy
notableSong I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) NERFINISHED
She’s All I Got NERFINISHED
Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets NERFINISHED
Take This Job and Shove It NERFINISHED
notableWork I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) NERFINISHED
She’s All I Got NERFINISHED
Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets NERFINISHED
Take This Job and Shove It NERFINISHED
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Greenfield, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Decca Records
Epic Records
Hilltop Records NERFINISHED
Little Darlin’ Records NERFINISHED
Mercury Records
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Sharon Rae NERFINISHED
voiceType baritone
workPeriod 1950s–1990s

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Room Full of Roses recordedBy Johnny Paycheck