Martha Davis

The promise shown by pianist Martha Davis when she recorded three Top Ten hits in 1948 failed to carry over into the 1950s. Performing in a duo, Martha Davis & Spouse, which she shared with her bass player and husband, Calvin Ponder, she continued to tour through the 1950s. By then, however, her days as a hitmaking musician were long gone. A native of Wichita, KS, Davis grew up in Chicago. ...more