The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 20th, 2002
Paycheck's bedridden, but his musical spirit isn't
Country music hit-maker releases a 23-song CD of his best work
By JIM PATTERSON Associated Press
Saturday, April 20, 2002
Nashville, Tenn. -- Johnny Paycheck, one of country music's true outlaws, is short of breath and struggling to concentrate on the conversation.
His emphysema and asthma have worsened, and he's now bedridden in a nursing home.
A bout with an infection of his lower intestine a few years ago made it all the way to his lungs, and the 63-year-old singer has never fully recovered, explained his manager, Marty Martel.
"We'r...
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