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Layng Martine, Jr. is a country music songwriter. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,〔http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/2013/nashville-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inducts-will-jennings,-layng-martine,-jr,-jeffrey-steele-and-alabama%E2%80%99s-randy-owen.aspx〕 he was the writer of "Rub It In", a number one country hit for Billy "Crash" Craddock in 1974, which became the long-running TV commercial "Plug It In"〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04z2cBOTdu0〕 for Johnson & Johnson's Glade Plug-ins air freshening product.〔()〕 This song was previously a No. 65 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for Martine himself in 1971, whose version was released on Barnaby Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart listing for "Rub It In" ) 〕 Some of Martine's other writing credits include Elvis Presley's million seller "Way Down", The Pointer Sisters' Top Ten "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's "I Wanna Go Too Far". He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Country Song, for co-writing Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew". 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.〔(Modern Love: In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Traveled ) NY Times, March 8, 2009〕 The couple has three sons, one of whom is musician and producer Tucker Martine.〔NPR All Songs Considered: Gues DJ Tucker Martine, October 5, 2009〕 == Songs written == * "Don't Boogie Woogie When You Say Your Prayers Tonight" - Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Stevens, Eddy Mitchell * "Everybody Needs a Rainbow" - 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〔(Layng Martine, Jr. - At-Large Representative ) on Nashville Songwriters Association International website.〕 * "Should I Do It" - The Pointer Sisters * "Too Fast for Rapid City" - Sheila Andrews * "You Got The Job" - Charly McClain * "Way Down" - Elvis Presley, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Layng Martine, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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