The Secret Rock Star Life of Jan Smithers, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’s Bailey Quarters

Most of us remember Jan Smithers as the smart, shy Bailey Quarters on WKRP in Cincinnati. Though both Bailey and Loni Anderson‘s Jennifer Marlowe were non-stereotypical characters that served as role models for young women way back then, for many of us, Bailey was easily the more relatable, authentic character.

However, I’m not writing about Bailey, Jennifer or WKRP today. Instead, I’d like to go back to the early 1970s, when Jan was part of a band called Hot Cup of Friends, and had her own brief rock star moment in the music world.