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

Career

Born in

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, United States, Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a

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artist and composer. Originally a

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, he wrote the

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s " Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", made famous by the

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singer

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, and "Cadillac Walk", made famous by the American singer

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. Martin scored five minor

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of his own with "Rolene" (No. 30 US, No. 77 Australia), "No Chance" (No. 50 US), both in 1979, "Signal For Help" (No. 60 Australia) in 1981, "X-ray Vision", (No. 99) and "Aces For You" (No. 95) both in Australia in 1982. His 1982 song, "X-Ray Vision" was an

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hit

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. He allegedly was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had the word moon in the lyrics.Prato, Greg
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. Retrieved November 23, 2013 Martin died on May 11, 2020 of natural causes in

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at the age of 74. On October 31st, 2022, ''Midnight Moon'', a posthumous album, is released, only available on several music streaming services.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Shots from a Cold Nightmare'' (1978,

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) * ''Escape from Domination'' (1979, Capitol) - #80, ''Billboard'' 200; #67, RPM Magazine Top 100 * ''Street Fever'' (1980, Capitol) - #138, ''Billboard'' 200, #63 AUS * ''Mystery Ticket'' (1982, Capitol) - #205, ''Billboard'' 200 * ''Mixed Emotions'' (1985, Capitol

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) * ''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)

References

External links

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at VH1 * 1945 births 2020 deaths American male singer-songwriters People from Altus, Oklahoma Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma {{US-singer-songwriter-stub