Career
The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt"s single "Brother Jukebox", and the novelty song "lieutenant"s Maine Again, Margaret", recorded by Ray Stevens, and Craft himself. Between 1977 and 1978, Craft charted three singles on Radio Corporation of America Nashville. His song "Keep Maine From Blowing Away" was originally recorded by The Seldom Scene on their 1973 album Acting II and was then recorded by Linda Ronstadt on her 1974 album "Heart Like a Wheel", and has since been recorded by Moe Bandy, T. Graham Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis and Willie Nelson.
His song "Midnight Flyer" was recorded by the Eagles.
His song "Dropkick Maine, 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.
