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John Charles Crowley (born November 13, 1947, in Houston, Texas) is an American musician. In his career, he has been a member of the band Player, has recorded one studio album "Beneath the Texas Moon" RCA Records 8370-2-R 1988 and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts.

J.C. Crowley
Birth name	John Charles Crowley
Born	(1947-11-13) November 13, 1947 (age 74)[1]
Origin	Houston, Texas
Genres	Rock, Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1977-early 1990s
Labels	RCA

Career

In 1977, Crowley co-founded the rock band Player,[1] and co-wrote their song "Baby Come Back". He also shared the vocals on both albums, Player and Danger Zone, playing keyboard and guitar and singing on the album. Crowley left Player after their second LP.

He continued as a successful song writer, signing with RCA Records. His biggest success was a song he had written and performed himself called "Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight" in 1988, which was from his only solo LP, Beneath the Texas Moon.[2] This song also appeared on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood's film Pink Cadillac. He was also named Best New Male Country Vocalist in 1989.

Through the 80's and 90's, his songs were recorded by Johnny Cash, Smokey Robinson, Little River Band, the Oak Ridge Boys, and many more.

Crowley survived a bout of cancer between 1994 and 1999. He lives in Topanga, California.[3]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Beneath the Texas Moon	Release date: 1988 Label: RCA Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [1]	CAN Country
1988	"Boxcar 109"	49	—	Beneath the Texas Moon
	"Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight"	13	8
1989	"I Know What I've Got"	21	12
	"Beneath the Texas Moon"	55	66	Beneath the Texas Moon / Pink Cadillac soundtrack
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1988	"Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight"	Sherman Halsey
1989	"Beneath the Texas Moon"	Michael Salomon

References

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