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During her long career, she was a recording star, a hit writer, a member of The Johnny Cash troupe, Patsy Cline's demo singer, Bill Anderson's duet partner, Harlan Howard's wife and business co-owner, Tammy Wynette's confidant and Wynn Stewart's disc collaborator, as well as a matriarch of the Opry Cast.
Jan released 15 albums between 1960 and 1986 and placed 30 titles on the country music hit parade.
Jan was married 4 times one of which to Harland Howard in 1957, a famous country music songwriter, however this marriage ended in divorce. He wrote several of Jan's hit songs one of which her biggest hit, Evil O Your Mind in 1966.
Jan had 3 sons, Jimmy, Carter and David. Jimmy served in the Viet Nam war but was killed in a mine explosion, David committed suicide after returning from Viet Nam and Carter her surviving son is married to Pamela with 2 children, 2 grand children and 3 great grand children.