Comments on: Janis Martin – this bride really did rock and roll…

By: thenewg

thenewg — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:57:23 +0000

#5: “extremely 30+” Lol!

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:58:14 +0000

Hmmm. The youngest? Not sure, but I think that would be mid-20s. Most of us are 30+. Some of us – and these esteemed folks shall remain nameless – are extremely 30+.

By: thenewg

thenewg — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:35:40 +0000

I want you guys to know that YOU made me ask this question…

How old is the youngest rogue or scholar here?

By the way, thanks for the article. I am kind of pissed that Paris HIlton and airheads get attention. Reminds me of that other post on this blog about people getting famous for ‘nothing’.

Now I’m feeling ‘old’.

By: fikshun

fikshun — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:36:20 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I had never heard of her prior to this. I’ve been missing some great music. Time to make up for lost time.

By: Jim Booth

Jim Booth — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:37:42 +0000

Martin and those others I mentioned (especially Jackson) were as talented (often more so) than their peers. The shame of Martin’s career was that behavior that was attractively rebellious in males (multiple marriages) was not accepted from females. Between that and an “old fashioned” husband who resented her success, a great talent lost valuable years when she might have contributed more classics to rock and/or country music….

But we have that great early work….

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:35:00 +0000

We’re lucky to live in an era where female artists have more opportunities and control over their careers than was once the case. You have to wonder what the rock landscape would be like today if women like Martin had had the kinds of access that some of today’s female greats have.