Roland Janes

Roland E. Janes (August 20, 1933 – October 18, 2013) In 1953 he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. In 1960 Janes and Riley formed their own label, Rita Records, and had a hit with Harold Dorman's "Mountain of Love".

He left Sun in 1963 and opened his own studio, Sonic Recording Service, where he produced records by Jerry Jaye, Travis Wammack, and others. The studio closed in 1974, but in 1977 Janes returned to the music industry as a producer and engineer at the Sounds of Memphis recording studio, as well as a teacher of recording techniques. He began working with Sam Phillips again in 1982, at Phillips Recording, and continued as an active session musician, playing guitar on Mudhoney's 1998 album Tomorrow Hit Today.

He was elected to The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. He died in 2013 at the age of 80, following a heart attack.