Paul Craft
Paul Charles Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American country singer-songwriter. The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox" and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", recorded by Ray Stevens and Craft himself. Between 1977 and 1978, Craft charted three singles for RCA Nashville.
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Paul Craft
- Name
- Paul Craft
- Birth Name
- Paul Charles Craft
- Born
- 12 August 1938
- Died
- 18 October 2014
- Birthplace
- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- Place of death
- Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- country
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Paul Charles Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American country singer-songwriter. The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox" and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", recorded by Ray Stevens and Craft himself. Between 1977 and 1978, Craft charted three singles for RCA Nashville.
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Paul Craft (1938–2014) was an American composer and singer-songwriter. Born in Memphis, the composer died in Nashville. Genres include country.
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His song "Keep Me From Blowing Away" was originally recorded by the Seldom Scene on their 1973 album Act II and was then recorded by Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel; it has since been recorded by Moe Bandy, T. Graham Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Grascals, and Willie Nelson. Craft's song "Midnight Flyer" was recorded by the Eagles on their 1974 album On the Border and by himself for his own album Brother Jukebox in 1998. His song "Dropkick Me, Jesus" was a number-17 country hit for Bobby Bare in 1976. He also wrote Moe Bandy's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and T. Graham Brown's "Come as You Were", among others. Craft was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014. Craft died at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 2014, at the age of 76.
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• Name — Paul Craft • Birth Name — Paul Charles Craft • Born — 12 August 1938 • Died — 18 October 2014 • Birthplace — Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. • Place of death — Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. • Genre — Country • Occupation — Singer, songwriter
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1938
Paul Craft was born on 12 August 1938.
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Paul Craft died on 18 October 2014.
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• Year — Single — |Chart Positions — Songwriter — Label • US Country • 1974 — "It's Me Again, Margaret" — 55 — Paul Craft — Truth • 1977 — "We Know Better" — 98 — Paul Craft — RCA Nashville • "Lean on Jesus (Before He Leans on You)" — 55 — Mark Germino, Rob Stanley • 1978 — "Teardrops in My Tequila" — 84 — Paul Craft
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- 1.Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 107. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
- 2.Langer, Emily. Paul Craft, who wrote country classics including 'Dropkick Me, Jesus,' dies at 76. The Washington Post. 2014-10-20.
- 3.Nashville Songwriters Foundation - Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts John Anderson, Paul Craft, Tom Douglas and Gretchen Peters NSAI Presents Annual Awards.
- 4.Paul Craft, Songwriters Hall of Famer, dies at age 76. Tennessean.com. 2014-10-18.
- 5.Leahey, Andrew. Paul Craft Dead: Country Songwriter Dies at 76. Rolling Stone. 2014-10-20.
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