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QRS - 10-604
By James Layng Martine Jr
James Layng Martine Jr. (born March, 1942) is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. His songs, "Way Down" and "Rub it In", have each been recorded by over 20 artists. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of Martine's writing credits include Elvis Presley's million-selling "Way Down"; The Pointer Sisters' Top Ten "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's "I Wanna Go Too Far".
Early life
Martine Jr. was born in New York City in 1942. The eldest of five children, he grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. His mother wrote for a movie magazine and later a column called "Teen Scene" for Family Circle Magazine; his father sold advertising for a magazine called Babytalk and later worked for Dell Publishing Company. George T. Delacorte Jr., Dell founder, gave young Martine bundles of comic books; while reading those, Martine saw an advertisement for Cloverine Salve and greeting cards and sold these items and others door-to-door.
"Don't Boogie Woogie When You Say Your Prayers Tonight" – Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Stevens, Eddy Mitchell
"Everybody Needs a Rainbow" – Ray Stevens
"Put It In Your Ear" – Ray Stevens
"The Greatest Man I Never Knew" – Reba McEntire
"I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" – Reba McEntire
"I Wanna Go Too Far" – Trisha Yearwood
"I Was Blown Away" – Pam Tillis
"Let Me On" – Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins
"Maybe She's Human" – Kathy Mattea
"Rub It In" – Billy "Crash" Craddock[10]
"Should I Do It" – The Pointer Sisters
"Too Fast for Rapid City" – Sheila Andrews
"You Got The Job" – Charly McClain
"Way Down" – Elvis Presley
"I Wanna Do It With You" - Barry Manilow
QRS - 10-604
By James Layng Martine Jr
James Layng Martine Jr. (born March, 1942) is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. His songs, "Way Down" and "Rub it In", have each been recorded by over 20 artists. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of Martine's writing credits include Elvis Presley's million-selling "Way Down"; The Pointer Sisters' Top Ten "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's "I Wanna Go Too Far".
Early life
Martine Jr. was born in New York City in 1942. The eldest of five children, he grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. His mother wrote for a movie magazine and later a column called "Teen Scene" for Family Circle Magazine; his father sold advertising for a magazine called Babytalk and later worked for Dell Publishing Company. George T. Delacorte Jr., Dell founder, gave young Martine bundles of comic books; while reading those, Martine saw an advertisement for Cloverine Salve and greeting cards and sold these items and others door-to-door.
"Don't Boogie Woogie When You Say Your Prayers Tonight" – Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Stevens, Eddy Mitchell
"Everybody Needs a Rainbow" – Ray Stevens
"Put It In Your Ear" – Ray Stevens
"The Greatest Man I Never Knew" – Reba McEntire
"I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand" – Reba McEntire
"I Wanna Go Too Far" – Trisha Yearwood
"I Was Blown Away" – Pam Tillis
"Let Me On" – Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins
"Maybe She's Human" – Kathy Mattea
"Rub It In" – Billy "Crash" Craddock[10]
"Should I Do It" – The Pointer Sisters
"Too Fast for Rapid City" – Sheila Andrews
"You Got The Job" – Charly McClain
"Way Down" – Elvis Presley
"I Wanna Do It With You" - Barry Manilow
