Johnny Paycheck
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Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer best known for his honky-tonk hits and the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnny Paycheck canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10492180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Paycheck Context triple: [The Bottle Let Me Down, notableCoverVersionBy, Johnny Paycheck]
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A.
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed was an American country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor known for his energetic playing style and memorable film roles, particularly in Southern-themed comedies.
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B.
Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris is an American businessman and conservationist best known as the founder of the outdoor retail giant Bass Pro Shops.
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C.
Don Gibson
Don Gibson was an influential American country music singer-songwriter known for classics like "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You."
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D.
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Floyd Red Crow Westerman was a Native American actor, musician, and activist known for his prominent roles in film and television and his advocacy for Indigenous rights.
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E.
Charley Pride
Charley Pride was a pioneering American country music singer and guitarist, and one of the first Black superstars in the genre, known for hits like "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Paycheck Target entity description: Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer best known for his honky-tonk hits and the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It."
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A.
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed was an American country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor known for his energetic playing style and memorable film roles, particularly in Southern-themed comedies.
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B.
Johnny Morris
Johnny Morris is an American businessman and conservationist best known as the founder of the outdoor retail giant Bass Pro Shops.
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C.
Don Gibson
Don Gibson was an influential American country music singer-songwriter known for classics like "Oh Lonesome Me" and "I Can't Stop Loving You."
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D.
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Floyd Red Crow Westerman was a Native American actor, musician, and activist known for his prominent roles in film and television and his advocacy for Indigenous rights.
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E.
Charley Pride
Charley Pride was a pioneering American country music singer and guitarist, and one of the first Black superstars in the genre, known for hits like "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country singer
ⓘ
human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Donny Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny Paychek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Faron Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Tammy Wynette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Donald Eugene Lytle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
asthma
ⓘ
emphysema ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | Take This Job and Shove It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-02-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
honky-tonk style
ⓘ
working-class themed songs ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Korean War era ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
She’s All I Got NERFINISHED ⓘ Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets NERFINISHED ⓘ Take This Job and Shove It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
She’s All I Got NERFINISHED ⓘ Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets NERFINISHED ⓘ Take This Job and Shove It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
singer
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greenfield, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Hilltop Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Darlin’ Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ |
| residence | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sharon Rae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Paycheck Description of subject: Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer best known for his honky-tonk hits and the working-class anthem "Take This Job and Shove It."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.