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Layng Martine, Jr. is a singer and songwriter. He is notable for writing several songs, including "Rub It In", a Number One hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1974. This song was previously a #65 single on the Billboard Hot 100 for Martine himself in 1971, whose version was released on Barnaby Records.[1] Martine would later reach the country charts with the #93 "Summertime Lovin'" in 1976.[2]
He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Country Song, for co-writing "The Greatest Man I Never Knew".[3]
Martine authored an article for the New York Times' Modern Love column about his continued love story with his wife Linda after she became a paraplegic after a car accident. [4] The couple has three sons, one of whom is musician and and producer Tucker Martine.[5]
Songs written
- "I Wanna Go Too Far" - Trisha Yearwood
- "Maybe She's Human" - Kathy Mattea
- "I Was Blown Away" - Pam Tillis
- "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" - Reba McEntire
- "Way Down" - Elvis Presley
- "Should I Do It" - The Pointer Sisters
- "Rub It In" - Billy "Crash" Craddock [6]
References
- ^ "Chart listing for "Rub It In"". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3070653&cdi=8847315&cid=11%2F20%2F1971. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. pp. 258. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Rock to opera, a full list of nominees", USA Today, 1993-01-08, p. D5.
- ^ Modern Love: In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Traveled NY Times, March 8, 2009
- ^ NPR All Songs Considered: Gues DJ Tucker Martine, October 5, 2009
- ^ http://host1.bondware.com/~nsaimain/news.php?viewStory=64
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