Induction Year: 2025
Birth Name: Anthony J. Martin
Birth Date: --
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Born in Georgia and raised in Nashville, Tony Martin has been around Country songwriting his entire life. The son of Country composer Glenn Martin, Tony grew up at the feet of other stellar songwriters such as Sonny Throckmorton, Mickey Newbury and Hank Cochran.
During his time as a journalist for a Chicago newspaper, Tony was writing parody songs for fun when his father urged him to take his talent more seriously. In 1988, Tony wrote “Baby’s Gotten Good At Goodbye,” which his father successfully pitched to George Strait. The song proved to be the dream scenario for a songwriter. It was Tony’s first demo, first cut, first single, first hit and first #1.
Since that time, Tony has added more chart-topping hits to his resume. Among those are “A Little More Summertime” by Jason Aldean, “I’ll Think Of A Reason Later” by Lee Ann Womack, “Just To See You Smile” by Tim McGraw, “Living And Living Well” and “Go On” (both by George Strait), “No Place That Far” by Sara Evans, “Settle For A Slow Down” by Dierks Bentley, “Third Rock From The Sun” by Joe Diffie, and “You Look Good In My Shirt” by Keith Urban.
"A Little More Summertime"
(written with Jerry Flowers, Wendell Mobley)
| Jason Aldean | 2016 | #5 Country |
"Baby's Gotten Good At Goodbye"
(written with Troy Martin)
| George Strait | 1989 | #1 Country |
"Banjo"
(written with Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher)
| Rascal Flatts | 2012 | #1 Country, #51 Pop |
"Go On"
(written with Mark Nesler)
| George Strait | 2000 | #2 Country, #40 Pop |
"I Keep Looking"
(written with Sara Evans, Tom Shapiro)
| Sara Evans | 2002 | #5 Country, #35 Pop |
"I Miss My Friend"
(written with Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro)
| Darryl Worley | 2002 | #1 Country, #28 Pop |
"I'll Think Of A Reason Later"
(written with Tim Nichols)
| Lee Ann Womack | 1999 | #2 Country, #38 Pop |
"Jacob's Ladder"
(written with Brenda Sweat, Cal Sweat)
| Mark Wills | 1996 | #6 Country |
"Just To See You Smile"
(written with Mark Nesler)
| Tim McGraw | 1998 | #1 Country |
| Mitchell Tenpenny | 2019 |
"Living And Living Well"
(written with Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro)
| George Strait | 2002 | #1 Country, #27 Pop |
"My Give A Damn's Busted"
(written with Joe Diffie, Tom Shapiro)
| Joe Diffie | 2001 |
| Jo Dee Messina | 2005 | #1 Country, #65 Pop |
"No Place That Far"
(written with Sara Evans, Tom Shapiro)
| Sara Evans | 1999 | #1 Country, #37 Pop |
| Sara Evans w/ Vince Gill | 2005 |
"Not On Your Love"
(written with Troy Martin, Reese Wilson)
| Jeff Carson | 1995 | #1 Country |
"Perfect"
(written with Sara Evans, Tom Shapiro)
| Sara Evans | 2004 | #2 Country, #46 Pop |
"Settle For A Slowdown"
(written with Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley)
| Dierks Bentley | 2006 | #1 Country, #42 Pop |
"She Can't Say I Didn't Cry"
(written with Troy Martin, Reese Wilson)
| Rick Trevino | 1994 | #3 Country |
"Third Rock From The Sun"
(written with John Greenebaum, Sterling Whipple)
| Joe Diffie | 1994 | #1 Country, #84 Pop |
"Time Is Love"
(written with Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro)
| Josh Turner | 2012 | #2 Country, #44 Pop |
"Whatever You Say"
(written with Ed Hill)
| Martina McBride | 1999 | #2 Country, #37 Pop |
"You Look Good In My Shirt"
(written with Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro)
| Keith Urban | 2008 | #1 Country, #44 Pop |
Induction Year: 2025
