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Johnny PayCheck dies at 64 a hard drinking country icon
Nashville AP confirms Johnny PayCheck born Donald Eugene Lytle May 31 1938 died at age 64 in a nursing home after battling emphysema and asthma. The Grand Ole Opry star known for Take This Job and Shove It had a tumultuous life with prison stints IRS battles and a long career including Dont Take Her Shes All I Got and Im the Only Hell Mama Ever Raised. He rose from Ohio to Nashville shaping a raw earthy country sound and remained a Grand Ole Opry member since 1997.
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