John Charles "J.C." Crowley (born November 13, 1947) is an American musician. He wrote and performed pop-rock hits (both his albums with the band Player went gold), had the chart-topping country tune “Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight” and co-write screenplays for Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Crowley has composed for motion pictures and written songs for albums by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash and Smokey Robinson.