Take this life and shove it... Johnny Paycheck R.I.P.

Country Singer Johnny PayCheck Dies at 64

By JOHN GEROME
Associated Press Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country singer Johnny PayCheck, the hard-drinking hell-raiser best known for his 1977 working man's anthem "Take This Job and Shove It," has died at 64.

PayCheck had been bedridden in a nursing home with emphysema and asthma. He died Tuesday, Grand Ole Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said.

Specializing in earthy, plainspoken songs, PayCheck recorded 70 albums and had more than two dozen hit singles. His biggest hit was "Take This Job and Shove It," which inspired a movie by that name, and a title album that sold 2 million copies.


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I'm not a country music fan, but anyone who can write a song called "Take This Job and Shove It" is ok in my book.

RIP JP