{"id":1319151,"date":"2020-03-29T06:58:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819585"},"modified":"2020-03-29T06:58:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T12:58:01","slug":"jan-howard-grand-ole-opry-star-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/jan-howard-grand-ole-opry-star-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Howard, Grand Ole Opry Star, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:691303?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n44m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Grand Ole Opry member Jan Howard died peacefully on Saturday (March 28) in Gallatin, Tennessee, at the age of 91. She had been a member of the Opry for 49 years, inducted on March 27, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>Jan\u2019s music career launched in 1960 with her first major country hit \u201cThe One You Slip Around With.\u201d That led to more than 20 Top 40 solo singles including \u201cEvil on Your Mind,\u201d \u201cBad Seed,\u201d and \u201cCount Your Blessings, Woman.\u201d Her single \u201cMy Son\u201d began as a letter to her son Jimmy in Vietnam, who was killed in action in 1968.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qd8l8A49Fhs?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qd8l8A49Fhs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many years later, her work with the armed forces, mental health, the Veterans Administration, Vietnam veterans, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial earned her the Tennessee Adjutant General\u2019s Distinguished Patriot Medal, its highest civilian honor. <\/p>\n<p>In 2005, the Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presented her with the Medal of Merit, which is awarded for \u201cexceptional service rendered to country, community and mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QS1z6pndyjk?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QS1z6pndyjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jan also enjoyed success as a songwriter writing big hits for others like Kitty Wells (\u201cIt\u2019s All Over But the Crying\u201d), Connie Smith (\u201cI Never Once Stopped Loving You\u201d) and Bill Anderson\u2019s (\u201cLove Is a Sometimes Thing\u201d). Jan joined Anderson\u2019s syndicated TV show and tour, and the two topped the charts with the smash \u201cFor Loving You.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She chronicled her life and career in her acclaimed autobiography <em>Sunshine and Shadow: My Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rc3cwW383Uc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rc3cwW383Uc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cJan Howard was a force of nature in country music, at the Opry, and in life,\u201d said Grand Ole Opry Vice President and Executive Producer Dan Rogers. \u201cWe were all so lucky so many nights to hear her voice on stage and to catch up with her backstage. We\u2019re all better for having had her in our lives.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She is survived by one of her three sons, Carter A. Howard and his wife Pamela, two grandchildren, Mitsi H. Lindsay (Keith), Anita H. Simpson (Travis), and three great-grandchildren, Cole, Alli and Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>Graveside services will be private with a Celebration of Life Service to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Overwatch Alliance Veterans Foundation, 1000 North Chase Drive, Goodlettsville, TN, 37072. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819585\/jan-howard-grand-ole-opry-star-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 44m ago Grand Ole Opry member Jan Howard died peacefully on Saturday (March 28) in Gallatin, Tennessee, at the age of 91. She had been a member of the Opry for 49 years, inducted on March 27, 1971. 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