Born in Sutherlin, Virginia, in March 27, 1940. Died in Durham, North Carolina, in September 3, 2007. Too good to be true. That's probably the first thought that came into Steve Sholes' mind after hearing a fifteen year-old girl perform a song titled "Will You Willyum" and modeled after the style that was tearing up the nation. The name of that precocious talent was Janis Martin and, of course, Sholes signed her to RCA, the same label that had bought Elvis out of his previous Sun contract. Coming from a musical family that loved the sounds of Hank Williams or Eddy Arnold, Janis had started playing guitar at a very early age and soon she was entering talent contests, performing on the radio and touring with Country stars such as Ernest Tubb, The ... mehr lesen