Martin, Janis

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

References:
   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	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Apr. 7 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor 47-6491		Drugstore Rock And Roll {b,d,e,h,k,l,r,u,x,y,z, A,B,D,F,G,J,K,M,N,Q} Will You, Willyum [!!] {b,d,e,h,i,k,l,w, B,D,L,N}	1 1	G2WW-0247 G2WW-0245
1956/June 16 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor 47-6560		Ooby-Dooby {c,d,h,i,l, B,D,N} One More Year To Go {c,f,h,l, N}	1 1	G2WW-4259 G2WW-0246
1956/Sept. 1 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor 47-6652		My Boy Elvis {c,d,g,h,i,j,k,l,p,q,t, B,D,N} Little Bit {c,d,h,l, D,N}	1 1	G2WW-4258 G2WW-4256
1956/Dec. 8 Bb c&w rev.	RCA Victor 47-6744		Barefoot Baby {c,d,h,l,r,s, B,D,G,N} Let's Elope Baby {b,f,h,l,t,u, B,D,F,G,H,K,M,N}	1 1	G2PW-4257 G2PW-0248
	RCA Victor DJ-38		Let's Elope Baby Barefoot Baby All I Can Do Is Cry St. James Infirmary	1 1 3 3	G2NH-9142 G2NH-9142 G2NH-9141 G2NH-9141
1957/Mar. 2 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-6832		Two Long Years {b,f,h,l, D,N} Love Me To Pieces {b,d,h,l,n, N,P}	1 1	H2WW-0610 H2WW-0609
	RCA Victor DJ-76		Love Me To Pieces Two Long Years Calypso Sweetheart Marriage And Divorce	1 1 2 2	H2NH-1429 H2NH-1429 H2NH-1430 H2NH-1430
1957/July 29 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-6983		Love And Kisses {b,d,f,h,k,l,y, B,D,N} I'll Never Be Free {c,f,h,l, N}	1 1	H2WW-4811 H2WW-4810
	RCA Victor EPA-4093		Just Squeeze Me  [monaural] Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Squeeze Me) {b,h,l} My Confession {b,f,h,l} I Don't Hurt Anymore {b,f,h,l} Half Loved {b,f,h,l}	1 1
1957/Dec. 2 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-7104		All Right Baby {c,f,h,k,l,m,o, B,D,L,N,O} Billy Boy, Billy Boy {a,c,f,h,k,l, B,D,N}	1 1	H2WW-7676 H2WW-7675
1958/Mar. (Bb est.)	RCA Victor 47-7184		Cracker Jack {c,d,h,l, B,D} Good Love {c,d,h,l, B,D}	1 1	H2WW-7674 H2WW-7673
1958/Aug. 18 Bb pop rev.	RCA Victor 47-7318		Bang Bang {c,d,h,l, B,C,D,E,L,N} Please Be My Love {c,f,h,l, N}	4 4	J2WW-3290 J2WW-3291
1960/July 25 Bb pop rev.	Palette PZ 5058		Hard Times Ahead {b,f,l, I} Here Today And Gone Tomorrow {b,f,l, N}	1 1	AL 8131 AL 8130
1961/Jan. 23 Bb pop rev.	Palette PZ 5071		Teen Street {b,f,l,x} Cry Guitar {b,f,l}	1 1	AL 8133 AL 8132
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[live recording]		Cracker Jack [live vers.] {v} I'm Walkin'
1957	RCA Victor unissued		Blues Keep Calling {d,h,l}
1958	RCA Victor unissued		Love Me, Love {d,f,h,l} Love Me, Love (Cha-Cha) {h} William {d,h, D}
	[unissued]		All Right Baby [alt. vers. 2] {D} Billy Boy, My Billy Boy [alt. vers. 1] {D} Billy Boy, My Billy Boy [alt. vers. 3] {D} Cracker Jack [alt. vers. 1] {D} Good Love [alt. vers. 2] {D} Half Loved [alt. vers. 5] {D} I Don't Hurt Anymore [alt. vers. 1] {D} I Don't Hurt Anymore [alt. vers. 6] {D} I'll Never Be Free [alt. vers. 1] {D} Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) [alt. vers. 2] {D} Little Bit [alt. vers. 7] {D} Love And Kisses [alt. vers. 1] {D} Love And Kisses [alt. vers. 6] {D} Love Me To Pieces [alt. vers.] {m,o} My Confession [alt. vers. 4] {D} Two Long Years [alt. vers.] {m,o}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, CMF Library, Marc Coulavin, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Stewart Michard, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost, Matti Turunen, Svein Arne Vikesdal, Joe Wajgel, Bjorn Witlox, eBay, unknown source