John "Moon" Martin's claim to fame is writing the smash hit "Bad Case of Loving You" for Robert Palmer, but Moon Martin has offered much more to the music scene including penning his own Top 30 hit back in 1979 called "Rolene". His songs have been recorded by many other artists and his albums have received critical acclaim. Moon Martin is extremely popular in Europe where his music has charted much better than in the United States.

He was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had the word "moon" in the lyrics.