Cow Island Music to release 'The Blanco Sessions,' funded by Kickstarter, on September 18. Flores will embark on U.S. tour to perform Martin’s songs. AUSTIN, Texas — Janis Martin was one of the few ...

The co-producer of the singer's posthumous album talks about getting her idol back in the studio. Janis Martin, 'The Female Elvis,' Returns Janis Martin was just a teenager from Virginia when she was ...

In 1956, RCA Records dubbed singer Janis Martin "The Female Elvis," a title bestowed with the apparent approval of the King himself and his manager, Col. Tom Parker. Billboard magazine named her Most ...

Sad news from Randy Fox, host of the cool country show "Hipbilly Jamboree" 6 p.m. Tuesdays on Vanderbilt's WRVU-91.1 FM: It is with much sadness that I have to announce that tonight's edition of ...

Danville, VA - One of the top female artists of the 1950's happened to call Southside Virginia home. Janis Martin got her start as a young teen performing weekly on a national radio show for WRVA.