Paul Charles Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American country singer-songwriter.
[1] The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox", and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", recorded by Ray Stevens, and Craft himself.
His song "Keep Me From Blowing Away" was originally recorded by The Seldom Scene on their 1973 album Act 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, The Grascals and Willie Nelson.
[2] Craft was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014.
[3] Craft died at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 2014, at the age of 76.