Elizabeth Jane Anderson (née Haaby; January 13, 1927[1] – October 31, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter who was one in a wave of new-generation female vocalists in the genre during the 1960s to write and record her own songs on a regular basis.

Haggard had his first top 10 and number one hits, respectively, with "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive", both penned by Anderson.

Born Elizabeth Jane Haaby in Roseau, Minnesota,[2] on January 13, 1927,[3] or March 13, 1930,[1] she played the family mandolin as a child and also sang in the local church.

The limited popularity at the time of country music in California led Anderson to start writing songs.

[5] Anderson began publishing her songs and made friends within the burgeoning country music community in Bakersfield during the early 1960s.

Some of the first hits from her pen were "Be Quiet Mind" by Del Reeves and "Pick of the Week", which was recorded by Roy Drusky in 1964.

[6] Many major country artists of the 1960s recorded at least one of her songs on their albums, including Charley Pride, Tammy Wynette, Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, Kitty Wells, Connie Smith, Faron Young, The Browns, Porter Wagoner, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Bill Anderson.

Anderson's two initial singles fared well and her third, "Game of Triangles", with Bobby Bare and Norma Jean became a top 5 hit.

In 1971, Anderson moved to Epic Records, and released the four charting singles produced by then son-in-law Glenn Sutton which went no higher than the Country top 60.

In 2006, Lynn Anderson released an album for the label entitled Cowgirl, composed entirely of songs penned by her mother.