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American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–2020)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Lonely on the Mountain

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1917-06-07
Active to
1995-12-25

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Listeners
21,099
Total plays
144,037

Tags

power popnew waverockpop rock70s

John David "Moon" Martin (born October 31, 1950) is a singer and songwriter. Originally a rockabilly artist from Altus, Oklahoma, Martin is best known for writing the songs "Bad Case Of Lovin' You (Doctor, Doctor)" made famous by English singer Robert Palmer and "Cadillac Walk" made famous by American singer Willy DeVille. Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer. He was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had "moon" in the lyrics. <a href="https://ww

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
Martin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Altus
Place of death
Encino
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1945-10-31
date of death
2020-05-11
name in native language
John David Martin
birth name
John David Martin
pseudonym
Moon Martin
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