18 Facts About Jan Howard

In 1955, Jan Howard discovered that he was a bigamist and she resettled with her children in Los Angeles, California.

Jan Howard had her first major country hit in 1960 with "The One You Slip Around With".

In 1987, Jan Howard published her best-selling autobiography entitled Sunshine and Shadow.

The income financed the Jan Howard's move to Nashville, Tennessee in 1960.

Jan Howard recorded for Capitol through 1963 yet only had one US country charting single: a cover of "I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again".

Jan Howard left her Capitol recording contract in 1964 but continued touring.

In 1968, Jan Howard had three more top 40 US country solo singles including the number 16 "Count Your Blessings, Woman" and the number 15 "My Son".

In 1973, Jan Howard left The Bill Anderson Show and his touring circuit, finding it difficult to keep up with its pace.

Jan Howard had previously sang background vocals on Cash's recordings including singing the line "Mama sang tenor" on his 1969 hit "Daddy Sang Bass".

Jan Howard was a background vocalist on Cash's 1963 hit "Ring of Fire".

Jan Howard resumed her recording career and signed with GRT Records in 1974.

Jan Howard toured as part of Tammy Wynette's roadshow in the late 1970s as both a background and lead vocalist.

In 1985, Jan Howard was part of a joint venture between MCA and Dot Records, which included several other veteran artists.

Jan Howard's last writing credit is on the track, "My Friend", a song that appeared on Howard's 1983 studio album Tainted Love.

Also in the late 1980s, Jan Howard explained that she was working on her first fiction short story and a novel.

Jan Howard contributed to a campaign that helped raise funds for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which was finished in 1982.

Since 1982, Jan Howard was involved in veteran-related activities at Middle Tennessee State University, where her son was a former student.

One morning in 1972, Jan Howard found David in his bedroom dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.