Former corrections officer in West Virginia, Craig J. Martin co-authored "Don't Take The Girl (Craig Martin - Larry W. Johnson) and performs the hit at Jack Scott's 2009 Writer and Showcase in the Nashville area where the Showcase is featured at several venues.

Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" is on the top Country album of 1994, "Not A Moment Too Soon". The single topped the Country chart and peaked at number seventeen on the Top One Hundred. The son of baseball great Tug McGraw, Tim is married to Faith Hill.