Janis Martin

Janis Martin

Janis Martin

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Latest Release

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  • The Janis Martin Anthological Edition
  • September 2023
  • • 13 Songs

Top Songs

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Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
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Barefoot Baby
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All Right, Baby
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Cry Guitar
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Bang Bang

Albums

  • Rockin' Rollin' Janis

    Jun 2023 • 12 songs

  • Rockabilly with Janis Martin

    Oct 2014 • 20 songs

  • My Boy Elvis

    Oct 2011 • 15 songs

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Janis Martin

Biography

Janis Martin was a unique figure in the history of rockabilly -- there were other women working in that male-dominated field (Lorrie Collins for one), but Martin was the one dubbed "the Female Elvis Presley" by RCA, reportedly with the approval of Colonel Tom Parker. This was probably the kiss of death, evoking images so contradictory that no one could really hold it properly in their mind. The fact that she was signed to RCA probably didn't hurt, but as a hot-rocking female in a field where men's libidinal gyrations weren't approved, she had too many strikes against her for a...
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