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The Female Elvis: Complete Recordings 1956-60 [IMPORT]

Janis Martin
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 17, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: 1987
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Bear Family
  • ASIN: B0000071YL
  • In-Print Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #157,934 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

 
1. Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll
2. Will You, Willyum
3. Love and Kisses
4. My Boy Elvis
5. Cracker Jack
6. Bang Bang
7. Ooby Dooby
8. Barefoot Baby
9. Good Love
10. Little Bit
11. Two Long Years
12. All Right, Baby
13. Billy Boy, My Billy Boy
14. Let's Elope Baby
15. Love Me, Love
16. Love Me to Pieces
17. William
18. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
19. Teen Street
20. Hard Times Ahead
See all 30 tracks on this disc

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Here's the original wild woman of rock 'n' roll! She signed with RCA two months after Elvis and cut unvarnished rockabilly and rock 'n' roll for the next two years. RCA wasn't kidding when they dubbed her 'The Female Elvis'. Backed by the crack Nashville and New York session men, she cut 26 stellar cuts like Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll, Will You Willyum, My Boy Elvis, Bang Bang, Love Me To Pieces, Ooby Dooby, and Let's Elope Baby. All 26 RCA cuts are here together with a 1960 Palette session that included Teen Street and the honky tonk classic Cry Guitar. One of our very first CDs--and still one of the best!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Female Elvis, June 15, 2004
By Martin 13 (Slovenia) - See all my reviews
This is fine example of polished rockabilly from the 50's! Janis Martin rocks with Nashville session players like Chet Atkins (on guitar), Floyd Cramer (on Piano), Grady Martin (on guitar), Murray Harman, Jr. (drums), Bob Moore (bass),... Same musicians who were playing for Elvis. Sessions were produced by Steve Sholes, who was Elvis' producer too. Good rockabilly and nice country ballads!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Janis Martin - smooth voice, great guitar, July 28, 2004
Well, I just started my Rockabilly collection, and this looked like one to definitely have. I bought this with Wanda Jackson's Queen of Rockabilly CD. I am thoroughly enjoying both. Janis Martin has a very smooth voice, less edgy than Wanda Jackson's. This CD is excellent and provides some great classic Rockabilly guitar sounds, and Janis' voice is just great. I'd definitely recommend this to Rockabilly fans. I personally prefer Wanda Jackson's Rockabilly style (a little more edgy and wild) to Janis Martin's, but both are excellent examples of women who knew how to rock and roll in the 50s/60s.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 isn't enough.!!!, July 16, 2002
By "sethlox23" (Seattle Wa) - See all my reviews
This is such a great album, simular to bad girl Miss Wanda Jackson, but mellow almost like a patsy cline style, well mix em up and there you have Janis Maritn. She's absolutley great and you will not be dissapointed!
They don't say the female Elvis for nothing;)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Female Elvis!!
This cd is so great! I am only 30 years old but I am in love with her music. It gets me excited and makes me want to dance! I recommend this cd to everyone at any age.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Janis Martin-Rocks hard with a beautiful voice.
I've always loved Janis Martin's music since I first heard it. Her voice is smooth and alluring. And she really swings and rocks out. The backing insrumentation is marvelous. Read more
Published on June 7, 2007 by Bop Cat

5.0 out of 5 stars Willyou Janis?
This is a wonderful CD. I've always thought that Janis had an incredibly sexy voice and intonation. One of the great rockers (male or female) of them all. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars good female rockabilly
why does every other reviewer compare Janis Martin with Wanda Jackson? Do they expect her to BE Wanda Jackson? Read more
Published on July 31, 2006 by COMPUTERJAZZMAN

2.0 out of 5 stars The Female Elvis? Hardly
Like a previous reviewer I was expecting this to be like the awesome Wanda Jackson comp, Queen of Rockabilly, but there is absolutely no comparison. Read more
Published on May 24, 2006 by El Freak

1.0 out of 5 stars This is the worst
I bought this CD, expecting it to be in the same league as Wanda Jackson. Unfotunately, this is not the case. Read more
Published on May 10, 2004 by Duane C Mallory

5.0 out of 5 stars A true rockabilly babe!
I saw her recently and she has lost nothing as far as her singing and energy level is concerned. This cd gather all her classic recordings from the 50's, and unlike Wanda... Read more
Published on May 8, 2004 by 57Lincoln-Man

5.0 out of 5 stars She SWINGS baby!
This is a great cd, a PERFECT TEN, on a scale from one to ten. Janis swings hard, and plays great, and her voice is cool and swingin'. Read more
Published on March 7, 2004 by fall-on-your-butt

5.0 out of 5 stars Janis Martin wow
That's what I thought when I got this cd, went beyond my expectations. While a lot of oldies sound outdated, Janis sounds really fresh. Read more
Published on January 24, 2003 by Beth

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 'fifties rockabilly!
Being nicknamed "the female Elvis" sure would be a hard reputation to shake. Still, worse things could happen. Read more
Published on December 27, 2002 by Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com

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