For fans of the 1978 hit, “Take This Job and Shove It,” the first name that comes to mind is often singer Johnny Paycheck, who took it to Number One for two weeks. But that would not have been ...

His dad was a country music legend with iconic hits like “Take This Job and Shove It,” “I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised),” “Old Violin,” and many more. But while John Paycheck shares his father’s ...

When people talk about the Outlaw Country movement of the 1970s, they bring up names like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. More informed fans will point to the likes of Billy Joe Shaver and David ...

The country music world is a small one. This is especially true when one looks into the history of the genre. It’s not rare to see seemingly odd pairings. For instance, Waylon Jennings and Buddy Holly ...

Nashville, Tennessee - Country singer Johnny PayCheck has died in his sleep.PayCheck had been bedridden in a nursing home last year because of emphysema and asthma. PayCheck was 64.A spokeswoman for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Adams, an influential bassist and vocalist who toured with country music legends Johnny Paycheck and George Jones during the ...

Hard-drinking, hard-living country singer Johnny PayCheck, known for more than two dozen hits, particularly the 1977 working man’s anthem “Take This Job and Shove It,” died Tuesday Feb. 18 in a ...

Country singer Johnny PayCheck was eulogized Tuesday as a man who battled hardships and addictions but found peace in the final years of his life. PayCheck, known for the blue-collar anthem "Take This ...

Johnny PayCheck, the hard-living country singer best known for his 1977 workingman’s anthem “Take This Job and Shove It,” has died. He was 64. PayCheck, who had been bedridden with emphysema and ...

Q: In my younger days, I used to attend every Johnny Paycheck concert in my area. I have more than a dozen of his albums and an autographed picture. I doubt that Johnny Paycheck is his real name. What ...

“Go hard and fast enough so that when you hit the ditch you can pull out the other side.” - Johnny Paycheck “Today will not be different than a hundred yesterdays.” - Johnny Cash There was this ...