Moon Martin
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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
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 For 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
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
- ^ a b "John "Moon" Martin 1945 - 2020". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg "Moon Martin Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2013
- ^ ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Billboard Albums/Singles", AllMusic Retrieved November 23, 2013
- ^ "Moon Martin Dies: Musician Wrote 'Bad Case of Loving You'". Bestclassicbands.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Bad News, le chanteur Moon Martin est mort". Lefigaro.fr. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - November 3, 1979" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
External links
- Moon Martin at VH1
- Moon Martin discography at Discogs
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