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Johnny PayCheck, best known for his 1977 protest song, "Take This Job and Shove It," died in 2003 at the age of 64. "Born Donald Eugene Lytle on May 31, 1938, in Greenfield, Ohio, he took the name Johnny Paycheck in the mid-1960s about a decade after moving to Nashville to build a country music career. He began capitalizing the "c" in PayCheck in the mid-1990s," according to an Associated Press report.

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CNN.com: Country singer Johnny PayCheck dead at 64 Best known for his 1977 workingman's anthem "Take This Job and Shove It," PayCheck has died at 64. He took the name Johnny Paycheck in the mid-1960s, and in the 1990s began capitalizing the "c" in PayCheck. Feb. 20, 2003 www.cnn.com/../SHOWBIZ/Music/02/19/obit.paycheck.ap/index.html

Johnny Paycheck Tribute This site is dedicated to the memory of Johnny PayCheck, one the of the true country music outlaws. Includes photos and tribute album information. www.johnny-paycheck.com

Johnny Paycheck An appreciation of Paycheck's place in the history of country music, by Kurt Hernon. www.furious.com/perfect/johnnypaycheck.html

Tennessean.com: Paycheck enjoyed reputation as "honky-tonker" Tribute to PayCheck the day after his death, by Tom Roland. (02/20/03) www.tennessean.com/../news/archives/03/02/29062764.shtml

Sugar Hill Records: Various Artists: Johnny Paycheck Announces "Touch My Heart," a tribute album that includes hits from the 1970s, but also songs from Paycheck's periods of darker emotions. www.sugarhillrecords.com/catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1081

Salon: Sharps and Flats Review of a PayCheck collection, "The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years." archive.salon.com/music/music970107.html

Crossing Paths with a Legend Article about PayCheck's last recording, a collaboration with Daryl Singletary, singing "Old Violin." www.takecountryback.com/features/daryle.htm