Made for Cinemax , airing September 22nd in the US.
Season 1. Episode 1.
The story : Johnny Paycheck was a little known country music singer.
But he did sell 10 million records and that put him right up there with NWA and Gwen Stefani...
Birth name Donald "Donny" Eugene Lytle , was born in Greenfield , Ohio.
He grew up with friends Gary , Arnie and Don Adams.
The three created a group together and the Adams brothers worked as Donny's backing band for 2 decades.
The Adams brothers knew him very well and Donny was always getting into trouble with the law.
He had many nicknames , and because he was a thief of hubcaps and cars , Donny Hubcap was one that stuck for a while.
After doing sometime in jail , Donny went to Nashville.
There he worked as a back up musician for many greats but was barely scraping by.
He changed his name to Donny Young , put out a couple albums but they didn't do much.
His manager decided to cash in on the current "Johnny" trend and named Donny after an obscure Swedish boxer , Johnny Paycheck.
He legally changed his name and went on to have a bit more success than before.
Then writer/singer Swamp Dogg gave Johnny his song 'Dont Take Her She's All I Got'.
The single sold many copies , finally putting Johnny on the map.
But Johnny was bent on self destruction and , as for being 4 feet tall , had a Napoleon complex.
Every five years or so Johnny found himself in jail for something he did while intoxicated.
The biggest point in his career was when his single 'Take This Job and Shove It' went to number one on the charts in 1977.
That song was everywhere and it made Johnny a working class hero.
But the fame and fortune didn't stop Johnny from his outrageous , destructive ways.
One last stint in jail in 1989 caused Johnny to finally appreciate life.
Stars (voices by ) Mike Judge , Gary Adams , Arnie Adams , Don Adams , Rocky Coss , Swamp Dogg , Ernie Stepp , Dub Cornett , Ralph Buss
Directed by Mike Judge
Rated TVMA
DOCUMENTARY/ANIMATION/MUSIC/HISTORY/COMEDY/BIOGRAPHY/SERIES
"We just did things the way we wanted to. If someone didnt like it , we'd tell 'em where to kiss it."
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