FRICKE, JANIE
(*1947)
FRICKE, JANIE (b. J. Marie F., South Whitley, Ind., December 19, 1947) Moderately successful, Fricke is an all-around professional who began her career as a backup singer and had some success as a pop-flavored vocalist from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. Inspired by FOLK REVIVALISTS Joan Baez and Judy Collins , Fricke took up playing the guitar in her teen years, eventually relocating to Memphis, where she began working as a backup singer for jingles. She made her way to Nashville, where…