Brian and Murdock dig into a question from an Ohio native who might be related to Johnny Paycheck - and they try to figure out what really happened when the outlaw legend was confronted with a gun, turtle soup, and a LOT of cocaine.

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-johnny-paycheck-shoots-a-man-in-barroom-brawl-241285/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-johnny-paycheck/8704083/?locale=en-US

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/12/20/Singer-Johnny-Paycheck-charged-in-shooting/7153503902800/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Paycheck

https://www.reddit.com/r/country/comments/1fzyme4/if_cocaine_were_a_person_it_would_be_johnny/

https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2015/08/04/breaking-legendary-producer-billy-sherrill-dies/31110363/

https://billybobstexas.com/artists/johnny-paycheck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Wynette

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sherrill

https://www.alamhof.org/kelsoherston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Rich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_sound#Countrypolitan

https://davidbramsey.substack.com/p/honky-tonk-weekly-e2e

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/02/28/performers-shared-dedication-lifelong-love-of-music/62055630007/

https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/in-a-stratospheric-career-the-late-billy-sherrill-found-the-heartstrings-of-country-music/article_3a38c2da-0403-5819-8dee-56971b1768be.html

https://alancackett.com/johnny-paycheck-biography

https://thejohnnypaycheck.com/about

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.obituaries/c/XMgP8UWSw_c?pli=1

https://fayfare.blogspot.com/2018/09/grand-ole-opry-921-922.html

https://www.joedaly.net/features/the-turbulent-saga-of-johnny-paycheck-and-the-shot-that-rang-through-country-music

Tales from the Tour Bus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOJcuCLFgmQ

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