Jan Howard
Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson; March 13, 1929 – March 28, 2020) was an American country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry star. She was one of country music's trailblazing female vocalists during the height of her career in the mid-1960s.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lula Grace Johnson |
| Also known as | Jan Howard |
| Born | March 13, 1929 West Plains, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 2020 (aged 91) Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, Nashville Sound |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960 – 2020 |
| Labels | Challenge Records Decca Records Con Brio Records |
| Associated acts | Harlan Howard, Bill Anderson, Wynn Stewart, Jeannie Seely, Dottie West, Connie Smith, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn |
| Website | Jan Howard Official Site |
Her last name (Howard) comes from her ex-husband, legendary singer-songwriter, Harlan Howard.
Jan Howard's bigggest hit and signature song is the 1966 classic Country hit, "Evil on Your Mind", which has been featured in the book, Heartaches By the Number: The 500 Greatest Country Music Singles. In the late 60s and early 70s, she dueted with Bill Anderson, on a number of hits that hit the Top 10, including the No. 1 hit "For Loving You".
Howard died on March 28, 2020 in Gallatin, Tennessee of pneumonia at the age of 91.[1]
Jan Howard Media
A downtown view of West Plains, Missouri, the hometown of Howard
Early publicity photo of Howard in an ad from Billboard, 1960
Howard in an issue of Billboard Magazine, August 1968
Howard on stage at the Opry, 2000s
Howard backstage at the Opry, 2017
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