Kay Martin was born in Bakersfield, California and is part Cherokee Indian. As a pin-up / centerfold in exotic photo shoots she met Jess Hotchkiss and Bill Elliott. They worked out a nightclub act, and began billing themselves as "Kay Martin And Her Bodyguards". From 1953 to 1963 , they headlined in Las Vegas and Reno casinos and travelled inbetween Hawaii and Fort Lauderdale where much of their "adult entertainment" material was recorded - most of which were sold after the show in the lounge.