Jan Howard
Jan Howard | |
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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 |
| Website | Jan Howard Official Site |
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.
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]