Jan Buckingham: Hit Songwriter
- Anonymous
- May 5, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: May 6, 2024
Years Active in Nashville: 1980 - Present
Biography: Twice Grammy-nominated hit songwriter Jan Buckingham is a musical stylist whose vision has sculpted hits for Pam Tillis, Whitney Houston, George Jones, Melissa Manchester and many others.
Jan has written for television ("Hollywood Wives"), and film ("My Cousin Vinnie"), and owns 14 active publishing companies, administering copyrights worldwide.
She continues to perform weekly in Nashville, TN showcasing her hits over her prolific and expansive 44 year career.
Major Musical Achievements:
Twice Grammy Nominated:
I Don’t Mind The Thorns - Lee Greenwood
Cleopatra, Queen of Denial - Pam Tillis
BMI Awards:
#1 Country and Ongoing Performances
Awards won:
International Songwriting Competition - 2000
USA American Song Festival -1978/1979/1980
Barbara Mandrell Fourth Annual
Kentucky Fried Chicken Song Contest
Selected Song Cuts:
WHITNEY HOUSTON "Moment Of Truth"
MELISSA MANCHESTER "Nice Girls"
LAURA BRANIGAN "Hollywood Wives"
LEE GREENWOOD "I Don’t Mind The Thorns"
PAM TILLIS "Cleopatra, Queen Of Denial"
PAM TILLIS "Blue Roses"
GARY MORRIS "Between Two Fires"
CRYSTAL GAYLE "Tennessee Nights"
AIR SUPPLY "How Do I Stop The Tears"
GEORGE JONES "Slow Burning Fire"
TAMMY WYNETTE "Slow Burning Fire"
CRYSTAL GAYLE "What If We Fall In Love"
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK "Til You And Your Lover"
REBE JACKSON "Play Me - I'm A Jukebox"
TIM MCGRAW "They Never Made It To Memphis"
PATTI LOVELESS "The Need
SHEENA EASTON "What If We Fall In Love Duet
BRIAN WHITE "This Town"
BARBARA MANDREL "Feed The Fire"
DOTTIE WEST "Let Love Come Looking For You"
THE OSMONDS "We Work Hard To Make Love Easy"
JUICE NEWTON "They Never Made It To Memphis"
RICK SPRINGFIELD "I Need You"
MICHAEL JOHNSON "We Can Live On Love"
PAM TILLIS "Tennessee Nights"
DOTTIE WEST "Let Love Come Looking For You"
CRYSTAL GAYLE "Tennessee Nights"
JOHNNY LEE&LANE BRODY "I Could Get Used To This"
PAM TILLIS "How Gone Is Goodbye"
KIM CRISWELL "Moment Of Weakness"
SANDERS TWINS "Dancin To The Radio"
CIMMARON "Stone Country"
SANDY CROFT "Easier"
DAVID FRIZZELL & SHELLY WEST "Three Blind Hearts"
WINK "Unshakeable"
UNIT SUBSTITUTE "Boyband"
RACHEL MATKIN "Living Beyond Our Dreams"
RICKY LYNN GREG "A Woman Like You"
CHRISTIE STARLING "As Long As We're Here"
STEVIE WOODS "Can't Keep It Lit"
BILL ANDERSON "Logical Love"
STELLA PARTON "I Don't Miss You Like I Used To"
VAN STEPHENSON "Modern Day Delilah"
"Surgeon Of The Heart"
"What The Big Girls Do"
"You've Been Lied To Before"
"I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did"
MANDY BARNETTE "Last Goodbye"
EDDIE RAVEN "Nowhere Fast & A Ship In The Harbor"
JANIE FRICKIE "I've Had All The Love I Can Stand"
WILD ROSE "Teach Me How To Say Goodbye"
"I Will Always Love You"
MATTHEWS, WRIGHT & KING "Every Time She Says Yes"
THE GIRLS NEXT DOOR "Last Goodbye"
JIM ED & HELEN CORNELIUS "God Gave Me You"
MARK GREY "Fire From A Friend"
"Til You And Your Lover"
EDDIE REASONER "Stand Your Ground"
BETTY LAVETTE "Either Way We Lose"
MEHOKO "You Wish"
JONI BISHOP "I'd Never Notice You Were Gone"
KACEY JONES "Why Can't They Send Them All"
VICTOR DE LEON "I Pledge Allegiance"
DENIM DOLLS "Love Is A Prison"
JENNIFER DANIELLE "I Before He"
JEANNE STROUT "Stone Country"
DEBBIE JAMES "Connection"
DEBBIE JAMES "Living On The Lonely Side Of Love"
"The Chase"
THE SIERRAH BAND "Stone Country"
INGER NORDSTROM "Who'll Be The First To Fall"
"Tryin To Start A Fire"
"Last Goodbye"
MARIA LEE "Talk To You"
JUAN AND CARLOS "What If We Fall In Love"
BONNIE NELSON "Cowboy Rock N Roll"
JEFF THOMPSON "When Rock Comes Rollin In"
ASHLEY WENTWORTH "Living Beyond Our Dreams"
"God Gave Me You"
"I'm Not Done Havin Fun"
"As Long As We're Here"
SIMONE HOWE "Living Beyond Our Dreams"
"Where Do You Go"
"Ain't It Just Like Love"
RENEE OLSTEAD "Stone Country"
"As Long As We're Here, My Ship's Comin' In"
"Stand-Up Man"
"Substitute"
"There You Go"
"I See You"
"No Questions Asked"
"Good Lookin' Bad News"
"Cowboy Rock N Roll"
"They Never Made It To Memphis"
"Living On The Lonely Side Of Love"
"Why Can't They Send Them All"
JOSEPH "J4" WANDASS IV "Thinking 'bout You"
"Icarus"
"Romeo and Juliet"
External Resources and Links:
Website: janbuckingham.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jan.buckingham1
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@JanBuckingham
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jan_buckingham
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