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John David "Moon" Martin (October 31, 1945 – May 11, 2020) [1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Career

Born in Altus, Oklahoma, United States, Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer. Originally a rockabilly artist, he wrote the songs " Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", made famous by the English singer Robert Palmer, and "Cadillac Walk", made famous by the American singer Willy DeVille. [2]

Martin scored five minor hits of his own with "Rolene" (No. 30 US, No. 77 Australia [3]), "No Chance" (No. 50 US), both in 1979, [4] "Signal For Help" (No. 60 Australia) in 1981, "X-ray Vision", (No. 99) and "Aces With You" (No. 95) both in Australia in 1982. His 1982 song, "X-Ray Vision" was an MTV hit music video. [3]

He allegedly was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had the word moon in the lyrics. [2]

Martin died on May 11, 2020, of natural causes in Encino, California, at the age of 74. [1] [5] [6]

On October 31, 2022, Midnight Moon, [7] a posthumous album, was released, only available on several music streaming services.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Shots from a Cold Nightmare (1978, Capitol Records)
  • Escape from Domination (1979, Capitol) - #80, Billboard 200; #67, RPM Magazine Top 100 [8]
  • Street Fever (1980, Capitol) - #138, Billboard 200, #63 AUS [3]
  • Mystery Ticket (1982, Capitol) - #205, Billboard 200
  • Mixed Emotions (1985, Capitol France)
  • Dreams on File (1992, Fnac France)
  • Cement Monkey (1993, CORE)
  • Lunar Samples (1995, CORE)
  • Louisiana Juke-Box (1999, Sonodisc France-Eagle UK)
  • Midnight Moon (2022, Joanne Gough)

Live albums

  • Bad News Live (1993, Fnac France)

Compilation albums

  • The Very Best Of (1999, EMI Sweden, 1978-1982)
  • Shots from a Cold Nightmare + Escape from Domination (1995, EMI Special Markets, Demon Records)
  • "Street Fever + Mystery Ticket (1995, EMI Special Markets, Edsel Records)

References

  1. ^ a b "John "Moon" Martin 1945 - 2020". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg " Moon Martin Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2013
  3. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 193. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ " Billboard Albums/Singles", AllMusic Retrieved November 23, 2013
  5. ^ "Moon Martin Dies: Musician Wrote 'Bad Case of Loving You'". Bestclassicbands.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bad News, le chanteur Moon Martin est mort". Lefigaro.fr. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ Desk, BFN's (2022-10-25). "Latest News Moon Martin's long-awaited album 'Midnight Moon' is coming out on his birthday, October 31st". Businessfortnight. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - November 3, 1979" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.

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