Page 14 - Harnett Life Spring 2018

By Rick Myers

Cindy Standage Jaynes

Country Talent Calls Lillington Home

Previous editions of Harnett Life Magazine have offered
feature stories of local individuals with many different
talents, with most, if not all, being native Harnett Coun-
ty residents. Occasionally however, we are fortunate
enough to have someone of incredible talent fall into our
laps. Such is the case with Cindy Standage Jaynes, a
former resident of Phoenix, AZ. Cindy and her husband,
Jay Jaynes, of Savannah, Ga., find themselves in Harnett
County with Jay being the General Manager of the all
new Precision Ford on Main Street in Lillington.

Cindy’s story begins as a young girl growing up in At-
lanta, Ga. Her Mother was a homemaker who took great
pride in her family and in raising her children. Her busi-
nessman Father was a songwriter and a trumpet player in
his early years who performed with the likes of Nat King
Cole and Sammy Davis, Jr..

Cindy inherited her Father’s love for music. At the age
of 14, she accompanied her Father on a business trip to Singleton, happened to be there. Her Father told them he had
Nashville. They knocked on every record label door they a song and a singer. She began to play for him...but shortly
could find. Her Father had an original song, Spring Is he asked her to stop. Oh no, she thought, but he actually
The Darktime”, and Cindy sang it and played her gui- picked up the phone and called Country Music Hall of Fame
tar for anyone who would listen. “Those were the days” legend, Ralph Emery, who had the NBC Morning Show, and
Cindy said. “You could knock on doors, with no appoint- said, “Ralph, I have a girl in my office who will be the open-
ment and actually talk to someone”. The experience was ing act on your show tomorrow!”. Instead of returning home
so positive, that as they left Nashville, they saw SUN RE- that night, Cindy made her first of many appearances on the
CORDS, and thought, why not?? Cindy grabbed her gui- show. She also was able to record in Nashville. She learned
tar and they headed for the front door. The owner, Shelby to love the Studio and every aspect of making a record.