Jan Howard
Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson in Gallatin, Tennessee, on 13 March 192… Read Full Bio ↴Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson in Gallatin, Tennessee, on 13 March 1929; died 28 March 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter and author. As a singer, she had 30 singles on the Billboard country songs chart, was a Grand Ole Opry member, and was nominated for several major awards. As a writer, she wrote poems and published an autobiography.

Married at age 15, Howard had three sons before she turned 21. After two divorces, she headed to Los Angeles and took on jobs as a waitress and a secretary to support her family. Through singer Wynn Stewart, she met and later married then up-and-coming songwriter Harlan Howard. Although she had no musical training or experience, Harlan convinced her to record demos of his songs. This brought her the attention and encouragement of Johnny Bond and Tex Ritter. In 1959, she and Stewart recorded the duet “Yankee Go Home.” That same year she made her Opry debut; it was one of the first times the $65-a-week secretary had ever sung on stage.

The Howards moved from California to Nashville in 1960. Her first solo single, “The One You Slip Around With,” was a Top 10 hit, and both Billboard and Cash Box magazines named her their Most Promising Country Vocalist.

In 1964, she signed with Decca Records and had another hit in 1965 with “What Makes a Man Wander.” That same year she joined Bill Anderson’s syndicated TV and road show and sang with him regularly on the Opry. For seven years they won many top-duo awards, and she enjoyed her greatest chart success with their duets: “For Loving You” went to No. 1 and was followed by four Top 5 hits.

At the same time, her solo single “Evil on Your Mind” (named one of country music’s 500 greatest singles by the book Heartaches by the Number) went Top 5. “Bad Seed” reached number 10 in 1966, and, over the next seven years, she charted several more singles.

Her single “My Son,” a song that began as a letter to her son Jimmy in Vietnam, was released just a few weeks before he was killed in action in 1968. She wrote of coping with the tragedies of his death and that of her youngest son David in her 1987 autobiography, Sunshine and Shadow.

In 1992, Howard’s efforts on behalf of the armed forces, mental health, the Veterans Administration, Vietnam veterans, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial earned her the Tennessee Adjutant General’s Distinguished Patriot Medal, its highest civilian honor. In 2005, the Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presented her with the Medal of Merit, which is awarded for “exceptional service rendered to country, community and humankind.”

A regular guest on the Opry for years, Howard formally joined the cast in 1971. She continued to tour periodically and to work for causes related to military veterans. In 2005, she was recognized by her home state with her induction into the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame.

She subsequently appeared on albums by other artists. In 2007, she recorded a duet with Bill Anderson and Vince Gill for Anderson's studio release, Whisperin' Bluegrass. In 2017, Howard and Jessi Colter appeared on Jeannie Seely's studio album Written in Song, singing on the track "We're Still Hangin' in There, Ain't We Jessi". In 2019, she celebrated her 90th birthday at the Opry, making her the show's oldest living member. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Jan Howard among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
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Jan Howard Lyrics


A Fallen Star A star fell from heaven right into my arms the…
Ain't Had No Lovin' Ain't done one single thing this morning except for crying…
All I Ever Need Is You Sometimes when I'm down and all alone just like a…
All The Time All the time yes darling all the time tenderly and…
Any Old Way You Do Sometimes you're mean sometimes you ain't Sometimes you're a…
Bad Seed Ain't been in Little Rock but two weeks and here…
Banks Of The Ohio I asked my love to take a walk take a…
Belle of the Ball Darling oh darling where are you tonight don't you even…
Born A Woman I makes no difference if you're rich or poor Or if…
Break My Mind Baby oh baby tell the man at the ticket stand…
Bridge Over Troubled Waters When you're weary feeling small when tears are in your…
Bring It Back to Me You took your heart from me And gave it to someone…
Burning Bridges Found some letters you wrote me this morning they told…



Can You Feel It There's a feeling deep inside me that I've never felt…
Completely I took one look at you and all at once…
Don't Worry About Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Everybody Loves a Lover Lyrics by Jerry Adler, music by Robert Allen Popularized by …
Evil On Your Mind You say I need a rest Why don't I go and…
Faded Love As I look at the letters that you wrote to…
Fender Radio Ad Well I'm beginning to see the light. Well I'm beginning to…
For Loving You (For loving you for needing you but most of all…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well hello there my it's been a long long time How…
Gentle On My Mind It's knowing you don't try to bind my freedom with…
Get Your Lie The Way You Want It Straighten up your tie and comb your hair Act as though…
Happy State Of Mind Maybe I don't love you quite as much as I…
He Called Me Baby He called me baby baby all night long used to…
He's All I Got Well I said friend don't take him he's all I…
Heartaches By the Number (Heartaches by the number heartache number one two three) He…
Hello Stranger Hello stranger you look familiar you remind me of someone…
Hurtin's All Over A year ago today I felt like dying as unloved…
I Get The Fever Every time I hear the midnight train a rollin' out…
I Hurt All Over I hurt all over the kind of hurt that never…
I Never Stopped Loving You The nights were dark and long I spent a million…
I Wish I Could Fall in Love Again I wish I could fall in love again and feel…
I'd Like To Teach The World to Sing I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing I'd like to…
Is This My Destiny Cursed with sorrow pain and woe full of feeling I…
Just A Closer Walk With Thee I am weak but Thou art strong Jesus keep me…
Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' '(Ben Peters) Whenever I chance to meet some old friends on…
Let Him Have It If he wants to have a little fun with friends…
Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary…
Let Me Know You give your hand to me and then you say…
Looking Back Looking back over my life I can see where I…
Lord's Prayer Our father which art in heaven hallowed be Thy name Thy…
Love is a Sometimes Thing Love is a sometimes thing yes your love is a…
Love Is Like A Spinning Wheel Love is like an ever spinning wheel round and round…
Love Me And Make It All Better Love me and make it all better come back and…
Missing You Never knew what hurtin' was until today Never thought that I…
My Son My son my son I pray that you'll come home…
Old Rugged Cross "The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." Galatians 6: 14 Court…
Put It Off Until Tomorrow Put it off until tomorrow oh oh you've hurt me…
Ribbon Of Darkness Ribbon of darkness over me since my true love walked…
Rock Me Back To Little Rock I was young when I left you and daddy there…
roll over and play dead I ain't gonna roll over and play dead You can get…
Shame On Me Shame on me for hurting you what can I say…
Son of A Preacher Man Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would…
That's Not My Problem Anymore He's not my problem anymore it ended when he walked…
The Hurtin's All Over A year ago today I felt like dying as unloved…
The Lord's Prayer Our father which art in heaven hallowed be Thy name Thy…
The One You Slip Around With I had the key to heaven when we married And for…
The Tip of My Fingers I reached out my hand and I touched you with…
There Goes My Everything There goes my everything I hear footsteps slowly walking as …
They Listened While You Said Goodbye The birds stop their singing when I'm passing by And even…
This Sad Old House This sad old house has missed you so although you…
Time Some people walk some people crawl some people don't even…
Tip Of My Fingers I reached out my hand and I touched you with…
Too Many Teardrops Too Late You're too many teardrops too late too many teardrops too…
Until My Dreams Come True Until these arms of mine surround you all the time I'll…
We Had All The Good Things Going It wasn't very long ago we had a love few…
When The Grass Grows Over Me When you left I thought that I would soon get…
When We Tried You can smother me with kisses and feel free To let…
Where No One Stands Alone [ Jan ] Once I stood in the night with my…
Wrong Company I've lost the only love I've ever known Too many nights…
Yankee Go Home YANKEE GO HOME WITH JAN HOWARD Writer Harlan Howard (Jan) Y…
You And Me And Tears And Roses You and me and tears and roses in my memory…
You And Your Sweet Love I wish you only knew all the days I've made…
You Don't Know Me You give your hand to me and then you say…
You'd Better Go You'd better go each moment that you linger makes me…
You'll Never Know You emptied all my pockets you took away my gold You…
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad I've never seen the inside of a barroom or listen…


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