Rebel radio johnny paycheck biography

Born Donald Eugene Lytle on May 31, 1938, in Greenfield, OH; died on February 18, 2003, in Nashville, TN.

Johnny Paycheck made a name for himself as a country music rebel, and even non-country fans were familiar with his working-class anthem, "Take This Job and Shove It." Unfortunately his notoriety, highlighted by episodes of violence, alcoholism, drug abuse, court dates, and a prison sentence, overshadowed his musical accomplishments.

Paycheck was born Donald Eugene Lytle in 1938 in Greenfield, Ohio. He'd learned to play guitar by the age of six and by nine was entering talent contests throughout the state. At 15, he ran away from home, billing himself as the "Ohio Kid" and playing in honky-tonks. In 1956 he joined the U.S. Navy, but was court-martialed for assaulting a superior officer, landing him two years in prison.

After his release, Paycheck moved to Nashville, where he recorded two rockabilly singles for Decca as Donny Young, though neither charted. Next he cut two count