# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johnny-paycheck
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:00:54.657Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johnny-paycheck"
name: "Johnny Paycheck"
slug: "johnny-paycheck"
description: "Johnny Paycheck was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is a notable figure in the outlaw movement in country music."
tagline: "American country singer (1938–2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johnny_Paycheck.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1938-05-31"
deathDate: "2003-02-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.255662666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/johnnypaycheck"
    handle:    "johnnypaycheck"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0668181/"
    handle:    "nm0668181"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0DchahWJGQqrqr8PMM5zQD"
    handle:    "0DchahWJGQqrqr8PMM5zQD"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.johnnypaycheckmusic.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/716201"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "چوهنى پايتشيك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fae7b17e-03e9-44ea-9734-f4ed92246f9f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1702383"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1248946"
    title: "Johnny Paycheck"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump