Martin, Janis

Born 1940 in Southerlin, Virginia. A regular on the Old Dominion Barn Dance (WRVA, Richmond, Va.) in 1956-57. Died in 2007.

References:

Trade paper ad, Billboard, 1956/Nov. 10.
Fan magazine article: "Janis Martin: Acclaim Is Wonderful", Country & Western Jamboree, 1956/Sept.
Fan magazine article: "Janis Martin: Another Presley?", Country & Western Jamboree, 1956/June.
Fan magazine article: "That Rockin' Country Gal: Janis Martin", Country Song Roundup, 1956/Aug.
Fan magazine letter to the editor, Country & Western Jamboree, 1957/Jan.
Article and sessionography in issue 14 (1977) of New Kommotion.
Feature article, discography, and sessionography in issue 2 (1979) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
Sessionography in issue 10 (1981) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
Article in issue 207 (2000) of Now Dig This.
Feature article and sessionography in issue 103 (2007) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6491	Drugstore Rock And Roll — Janis Martin	G2WW-0247	Bear Family LP 15032 (#4) Bear Family CD 15406 (#1) Bear Family CD 15622 (#6) Bear Family CD 16154 (#1) Bear Family CD 16339 (#1) Bear Family CD 16607 (#1) Bear Family CD 16608 (#1) Bear Family CD 16678 (#1) Bear Family LP 18001 (#1) Bella LP 1001 (#1) Big Tone CD 6005 (#25) CCL LP 1106 (#2) Disky CD 250542 (#58) El Toro CD 1013 (#16) El Toro CD 1015 (#17) Emusic/JSP MP 11565486 (#4) GVC CD 1007 (#2) JSP CD 6201 (#4) Jasmine CD 518 (#6) One Day Music CD 155 (#27) PD LP 1085 (#2) Proper CD 122 (#14) RCA (England) LP 42809 (#2) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#1) Rocket 88 LP 5001 (#3) Smith & Co. CD 1145 (#4)
		Will You, Willyum — Janis Martin	G2WW-0245	Ace CD 850 (#2) Bear Family LP 15032 (#6) Bear Family CD 15406 (#2) Bear Family CD 15406 (#17) Bear Family CD 16154 (#2) Bear Family LP 18001 (#7) Bella LP 1001 (#2) CCL LP 1106 (#5) El Toro CD 1015 (#11) Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#9) GVC CD 1007 (#1) Jasmine CD 518 (#5) PD LP 1085 (#3) RCA (England) LP 42809 (#17) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#6) Rounder LP 1031 (#10)
1956/June 16 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6560	Ooby-Dooby — Janis Martin	G2WW-4259	Bear Family LP 15032 (#9) Bear Family CD 15406 (#7) Bear Family CD 16154 (#7) Bear Family LP 18001 (#9) Bella LP 1001 (#15) CCL LP 1128-45 (#4) El Toro CD 1015 (#2) GVC CD 1007 (#3) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#13) Rounder LP 1031 (#9)
		One More Year To Go — Janis Martin	G2WW-0246	Bear Family LP 15043 (#8) Bear Family LP 15046 (#8) Bear Family CD 15406 (#23) Bella LP 1001 (#16) CCL LP 1128-45 (#11) El Toro CD 1015 (#6) GVC CD 1007 (#4) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#5)
1956/Sept. 1 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6652	My Boy Elvis — Janis Martin	G2WW-4258	BMG Int. CD 75406 (#2) Bear Family LP 15032 (#8) Bear Family CD 15406 (#4) Bear Family CD 16154 (#4) Bear Family LP 18001 (#2) Bella LP 1001 (#5) CCL LP 1128-45 (#3) El Toro CD 1015 (#20) Franklin Mint LP 053 (#13) GVC CD 1007 (#5) Jasmine CD 518 (#1) MSIF CD 2001 (#7) One Day Music CD 155 (#37) PD LP 1085 (#1) Pan American CD 56041 (#13) RCA (England) LP 5078 (#1) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#3) RCA International LP 5078 (#1) Rhino CD 70741 (#7) Rounder LP 1031 (#1) Smith & Co. CD 1170 (#4)
		Little Bit — Janis Martin	G2WW-4256	Bear Family LP 15032 (#12) Bear Family CD 15406 (#10) Bear Family CD 16154 (#10) Bella LP 1001 (#6) CCL LP 1128-45 (#1) El Toro CD 1015 (#14) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#59) GVC CD 1007 (#6) Pan American CD 56038 (#20) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#26)
1956/Dec. 8 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6744	Barefoot Baby — Janis Martin	G2PW-4257	Bear Family LP 15032 (#11) Bear Family CD 15406 (#8) Bear Family CD 15622 (#21) Bear Family CD 16154 (#8) Bear Family LP 18001 (#3) Bella LP 1001 (#10) Big Tone CD 6006 (#22) CCL LP 1128-45 (#2) El Toro CD 1015 (#8) Fantastic Voyage CD 173 (#7) GVC CD 1007 (#7) Marginal CD 001 (#3) One Day Music CD 155 (#18) Pan American CD 56011 (#4) Presto CD 6 (#52) Proper CD 122 (#101) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#20)
		Let's Elope Baby — Janis Martin	G2PW-0248	BMG Int. CD 75406 (#18) Bear Family LP 15043 (#6) Bear Family LP 15046 (#6) Bear Family CD 15406 (#14) Bear Family CD 16154 (#14) Bear Family LP 18001 (#4) Bella LP 1001 (#9) Big Tone CD 6006 (#6) CCL LP 1106 (#6) Disky CD 250542 (#50) El Toro CD 1013 (#7) El Toro CD 1015 (#4) Emusic/JSP MP 11565486 (#10) GVC CD 1007 (#8) JSP CD 6201 (#10) One Day Music CD 155 (#6) Proper CD 122 (#95) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#14) Smith & Co. CD 1125 (#18)
	RCA Victor (N.J.) DJ-38	Let's Elope Baby — Janis Martin	G2NH-9142
		Barefoot Baby — Janis Martin	G2NH-9142
		All I Can Do Is Cry — Otto Bash	G2NH-9141
		St. James Infirmary — Otto Bash	G2NH-9141
1957/Mar. 2 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6832	Two Long Years — Janis Martin	H2WW-0610	Bear Family LP 15043 (#3) Bear Family LP 15046 (#3) Bear Family CD 15406 (#11) Bear Family CD 16154 (#11) Bella LP 1001 (#14) CCL LP 1106 (#12) GVC CD 1007 (#10) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#21) Smith & Co. CD 2440 (#25)
		Love Me To Pieces — Janis Martin	H2WW-0609	Bear Family LP 15032 (#10) Bear Family CD 15406 (#16) Bella LP 1001 (#13) CCL LP 1106 (#11) Detour LP 008 (#6) Folkline CD 162 (#6) GVC CD 1007 (#9) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#15)
	RCA Victor (N.J.) DJ-76	Love Me To Pieces — Janis Martin	H2NH-1429
		Two Long Years — Janis Martin	H2NH-1429
		Calypso Sweetheart — Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys	H2NH-1430
		Marriage And Divorce — Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys	H2NH-1430
1957/July 29 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-6983	Love And Kisses — Janis Martin	H2WW-4811	Bear Family LP 15032 (#1) Bear Family LP 15043 (#1) Bear Family LP 15046 (#1) Bear Family CD 15406 (#3) Bear Family CD 16154 (#3) Bear Family CD 16607 (#22) Bear Family LP 18001 (#5) Bella LP 1001 (#11) CCL LP 1106 (#1) GVC CD 1007 (#11) PD LP 1085 (#6) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#7)
		I'll Never Be Free — Janis Martin	H2WW-4810	Bear Family LP 15043 (#16) Bear Family LP 15046 (#16) Bear Family CD 15406 (#29) Bella LP 1001 (#12) CCL LP 1128-45 (#5) GVC CD 1007 (#12) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#9)
	RCA Victor (N.J.) EPA-4093 Just Squeeze Me [mono]	Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Squeeze Me) — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 15406 (#22) CCL LP 1106 (#15) GVC CD 1007 (#13) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#11)
		My Confession — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15043 (#15) Bear Family LP 15046 (#15) Bear Family CD 15406 (#28) CCL LP 1106 (#16) GVC CD 1007 (#14) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#24)
		I Don't Hurt Anymore — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15043 (#13) Bear Family LP 15046 (#13) Bear Family CD 15406 (#26) CCL LP 1106 (#13) GVC CD 1007 (#15) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#12)
		Half Loved — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15043 (#14) Bear Family LP 15046 (#14) Bear Family CD 15406 (#27) CCL LP 1106 (#14) GVC CD 1007 (#16) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#17)
1957/Dec. 2 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7104	All Right Baby — Janis Martin	H2WW-7676	Bear Family LP 15043 (#4) Bear Family LP 15046 (#4) Bear Family CD 15406 (#12) Bear Family CD 16154 (#12) Bear Family LP 18001 (#10) Bella LP 1001 (#4) CCL LP 1128-45 (#10) Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (#25) Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (#25) Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#49) Folkline CD 161 (#2) GVC CD 1007 (#17) Jasmine CD 518 (#11) PD LP 1085 (#5) Pan American CD 56039 (#19) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#16) Smith & Co. CD 1197 (#6)
		Billy Boy, Billy Boy — Janis Martin	H2WW-7675	Bear Family LP 15043 (#5) Bear Family LP 15046 (#5) Bear Family CD 15406 (#13) Bear Family CD 16154 (#13) Bear Family LP 18001 (#12) Bella LP 1001 (#3) CCL LP 1128-45 (#9) Fantastic Voyage CD 054 (#7) GVC CD 1007 (#18) NPR LP 7301 (#6) PD LP 1085 (#4) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#8)
1958/Mar. 29 CB c&w rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7184	Cracker Jack — Janis Martin	H2WW-7674	Bear Family LP 15032 (#2) Bear Family CD 15406 (#5) Bear Family CD 16154 (#5) Bear Family LP 18001 (#11) CCL LP 1128-45 (#6) Fantastic Voyage CD 054 (#61) GVC CD 1007 (#19) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#22)
		Good Love — Janis Martin	H2WW-7673	Bear Family LP 15032 (#3) Bear Family CD 15406 (#9) Bear Family CD 16154 (#9) Bear Family LP 18001 (#6) CCL LP 1128-45 (#7) Fantastic Voyage CD 054 (#38) GVC CD 1007 (#20) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#25)
1958/Aug. 18 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor (N.J.) 47-7318	Bang Bang — Janis And Her Boyfriends	J2WW-3290	Bear Family LP 15032 (#5) Bear Family CD 15406 (#6) Bear Family CD 16154 (#6) Bear Family LP 18001 (#8) Bella LP 1001 (#7) CCL LP 1128-45 (#8) Fantastic Voyage CD 017 (#62) Fed CD 04 (#16) GVC CD 1007 (#21) Not Now Music CD 346 (#40) Now Dig This CD 1042 (#8) Presto CD 3 (#21) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#2) Rhino CD 73346 (#94) Smith & Co. CD 2440 (#38)
		Please Be My Love — Janis And Her Boyfriends	J2WW-3291	Bear Family LP 15043 (#7) Bear Family LP 15046 (#7) Bear Family CD 15406 (#25) Bella LP 1001 (#8) CCL LP 1128-45 (#12) GVC CD 1007 (#22) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#18)
1960/July 25 Bb pop rev.	Palette (N.Y.) PZ5058	Hard Times Ahead — Janis Martin	AL 8131	Bear Family LP 15043 (#11) Bear Family LP 15046 (#11) Bear Family CD 15406 (#20) Bear Family CD 17030 (#3) CCL LP 1106 (#3) Fantastic Voyage CD 093 (#21)
		Here Today And Gone Tomorrow — Janis Martin	AL 8130	Bear Family LP 15043 (#9) Bear Family LP 15046 (#9) Bear Family CD 15406 (#18) Bella LP 1001 (#17) CCL LP 1106 (#4)
1961/Jan. 23 Bb pop rev.	Palette (N.Y.) PZ5071	Teen Street — Janis Martin	AL 8133	Bear Family LP 15043 (#10) Bear Family LP 15046 (#10) Bear Family CD 15406 (#19) Bear Family CD 16339 (#8) CCL LP 1106 (#9)
		Cry Guitar — Janis Martin	AL 8132	Bear Family LP 15043 (#12) Bear Family LP 15046 (#12) Bear Family CD 15406 (#21) CCL LP 1106 (#10)
Live Performances
	[live recording]	Cracker Jack [live vers.] — Janis Martin		Dragon Street CD 70101 (#16)
		I'm Walkin' — Janis Martin
Unissued Tracks
1957	RCA Victor (N.J.) uniss.	Blues Keep Calling — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15032 (#7) Bear Family CD 15406 (#24) GVC CD 1007 (#24) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#4)
1958	RCA Victor (N.J.) uniss.	Love Me, Love — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15032 (#14) Bear Family LP 15046 (#2) Bear Family CD 15406 (#15) Bear Family CD 15406 (#30) GVC CD 1007 (#23) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#10)
		Love Me, Love (Cha-Cha) — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15043 (#2) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#23)
		William — Janis Martin		Bear Family LP 15032 (#13) Bear Family CD 16154 (#15) GVC CD 1007 (#25) RCA (England) LP 43153 (#19)
	[unissued] uniss.	All Right Baby [alt. vers. 2] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#20)
		Billy Boy, My Billy Boy [alt. vers. 1] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#17)
		Billy Boy, My Billy Boy [alt. vers. 3] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#18)
		Cracker Jack [alt. vers. 1] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#19)
		Good Love [alt. vers. 2] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#16)
		Half Loved [alt. vers. 5] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#28)
		I Don't Hurt Anymore [alt. vers. 1] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#26)
		I Don't Hurt Anymore [alt. vers. 6] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#27)
		I'll Never Be Free [alt. vers. 1] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#23)
		Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) [alt. vers. 2] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#24)
		Little Bit [alt. vers. 7] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#29) El Toro CD 1015 (#23)
		Love And Kisses [alt. vers. 1] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#21)
		Love And Kisses [alt. vers. 6] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#22)
		Love Me To Pieces [alt. vers.] — Janis Martin		Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (#23) Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (#23) GVC CD 1007 (#26)
		My Confession [alt. vers. 4] — Janis Martin		Bear Family CD 16154 (#25)
		Two Long Years [alt. vers.] — Janis Martin		Country Music Foundation CD 014-D (#24) Country Music Foundation LP 014-L (#24)

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks


1973	NPR (Germany) 7301	LP	Archive Series, Vol. 1
1976	CCL (Germany) 1106	LP	Rockin' Rollin' Janis / Janis Martin
1977	CCL (Germany) 1128-45	LP	Rockin' Rollin' Janis, Vol. 2 / Janis Martin
1979	Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15032	LP	The Female Elvis Presley Sings My Boy Elvis / Janis Martin
	RCA (England) (England) PL 42809	LP	Victor Rock 'N' Rollers
1980	Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15046	LP	That Rockin' Gal Rocks / Janis Martin
	RCA (England) (England) INTS 5078	LP	The Elvis Connection
1981	RCA (England) (England) PL 43153	LP	The Complete RCA Janis Martin
	RCA International (England) INTS 5078	LP	The Elvis Connection
	Rounder (United States) 1031	LP	Wild, Wild Young Women
1983	Franklin Mint (United States) FMRS-CW- 053	LP	Rockabilly
1985	PD (Denmark) 1085	LP	Picture Disc / Janis Martin & Elvis Presley
1987	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15406	CD	Janis Martin, The Female Elvis
1988	Country Music Foundation (United States) CMF- 014-L	LP	Get Hot Or Go Home: Vintage RCA Rockabillly 56-59
	Detour (England) 33- 008	LP	Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs & Honky Tonk Angels
1991	Country Music Foundation (United States) CMF- 014-D	CD	Get Hot Or Go Home: Vintage RCA Rockabillly 56-59
	Rhino (United States) R2 70741	CD	Rock This Town: Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
1992	MSIF (Japan) 2001	CD	Roots Of Stray Cats, Vol. 1
1993	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15622	CD	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 1
1994	Marginal (Belgium) LADY 001	CD	Rockin'-Boppin' Ladies
2000	BMG Int. 75406	CD	Don't Mess With My Ducktail: 26 RCA Tracks
	Disky (Netherlands) DO 250542	CD	As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
2001	Dragon Street (United States) DCD 70101	CD	Gals Of The Big D Jamboree
2002	Ace (England) CDCHD 850	CD	The Golden Age Of American Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 10
	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16339	CD	The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 1
	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16607	CD	The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 2
2003	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16608	CD	The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 3
	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16678	CD	The Drugstore's Rockin', Vol. 4
	Bear Family (Germany) BAF 18001	LP	Love And Kisses / Janis Martin
2004	Now Dig This (England) CMFCD 1042	CD	Well, Now Dig This
2006	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 16154	CD	Masters & Studio Outtakes / Janis Martin
	Rhino (United States) R2 73346	CD	Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2007	El Toro (Spain) ETCD 1013	CD	Welcome To The Club: Early Female Rockabilly
	El Toro (Spain) ETCD 1015	CD	Janis And Elvis
	Proper (England) PROPERBOX 122	CD	Classic Rockabilly
	Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 1125	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!
2008	Bear Family (Germany) BCD 17030	CD	Juke Joint Boogie
	Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 1145	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 2
2009	Emusic/JSP (United States) 11565486	MP	Virginia Rocks!: The History of Rockabilly In The Commonwealth, CD A
	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 017	CD	Good Rockin' Tonight: Red Hot Rockabilly
	GVC 1007	CD	My Girl Janis / Janis Martin
	JSP (England) 6201	CD	Virginia Rocks: The History Of Rockabilly In The Commonwealth
	Jasmine JASCD 518	CD	Hot Rockin' Girls: Female Rock and Roll, 1956-1958
	Pan American (Switzerland) 56038	CD	My Kind Of Women
	Pan American (Switzerland) 56039	CD	Like Wow
	Pan American (Switzerland) 56041	CD	Chicken House
2010	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 054	CD	Girls Gone Rockin'
	Not Now Music NOT2CD 346	CD	Real Raw Rockabilly
2012	One Day Music (England) DAY2CD 155	CD	Essential Rockabilly: The RCA Story
2013	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVTD 173	CD	Rockin' Bones
year?	Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15043	LP	That Rockin' Gal Rocks On / Janis Martin
	Bella (Germany) 1001	LP	That Rockin' Country Gal / Janis Martin
	Big Tone (England) BTCD 6005	CD	RCA Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	Big Tone (England) BTCD 6006	CD	RCA Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Fantastic Voyage (England) FVDV 093	CD	Feel Like Rockin': Tennessee Rock 'N' Roll
	Fed (Sweden) 04	CD	The Fed Story, Vol. 4
	Folkline (England) 274- 161	CD	Rockabilly Kittens
	Folkline (England) 274- 162	CD	Rockabilly Kittens, Vol. 2
	Pan American (Switzerland) 56011	CD	Sugar Doll
	Presto Vol. 3	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 3
	Presto Vol. 6	CD	Big Bad Rockabilly Boppers, Vol. 6
	Rocket 88 (Australia) RLP- 5001	LP	Rocked Up - Jumped Up
	Smith & Co. SCCD 1170	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 3
	Smith & Co. SCCD 1197	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 4
	Smith & Co. (Netherlands) SCCD 2440	CD	Great Rockabilly: Just About As Good As It Gets!, Vol. 5

Acknowledgments: Bear Family catalog, CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Stewart Michard, Gerd Miller, No Hit Records, Planeta Rockabilly, Michel Proost, Matti Turunen, Uncle Gil, Svein Arne Vikesdal, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox, eBay

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