▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁popular ity ▁during ▁the ▁Out law ▁country ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mc Call ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁Jas per ▁Township , ▁Gre ene ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁boy hood ▁friend ▁of ▁fellow ▁future ▁music ian ▁Johnny ▁Pay check . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁he ▁land ed ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁Ohio ▁radio ▁show ▁on ▁Saturday ▁m orn ings . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁at ▁d ances ▁and ▁other ▁events . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁Mc Call ▁joined ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁after ▁finishing ▁his ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁Mc Call ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁with ▁Pay check ▁to ▁record ▁as ▁a ▁du o . ▁The ▁du o ▁failed ▁but ▁Mc Call ▁soon ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁background ▁singer ▁during ▁recording ▁sessions ▁for ▁various ▁artists ▁including ▁F aron ▁Young , ▁George ▁Jones ▁and ▁Ray ▁Price . ▁Next , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁bands ▁of ▁Young , ▁Price ▁and ▁the ▁new com er ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁Jr . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Mc Call ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁Nash ville ▁producer ▁Bud dy ▁Kill en , ▁and ▁asked ▁to