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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Janie Fricke |
| Born | December 19, 1947 |
| Origin | South Whitley, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Country pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
| Label(s) | Columbia Records Branson Records JMF Records Smith Music Records DM Records |
| Associated acts | Charlie Rich, Johnny Duncan, Merle Haggard, Larry Gatlin |
| Website | Official Site |
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Janie Fricke was one of the most popular female country singers of the '80s, racking a string of hits and proving herself a versatile vocalist with a particular flair for ballads. [1] She won the Country Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" awards in 1982 and 1983. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Early life
Childhood & teen years
Fricke was born in South Whitney, IN, in 1952 and learned piano and guitar as a child; her first vocal influences were folk artists like Joan Baez and Judy Collins. Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer [2] Despite growing up in a musical family and spending much of her childhood singing at home, school, and church, it did not occur to Fricke that music might be a profession. While studying for her bachelor's degree in elementary education at Indiana University, she kept active musically. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. It remained a hobby, though, not a serious career choice. It was only when Fricke started earning extra money by singing commercial jingles that she began to see that music could actually earn her a living. [3]
Career discovery
In 1975, Fricke moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she became an in-demand background vocalist. Fricke sung background for other Country music singers at the time, including Crystal Gayle, Ronnie Milsap, Tanya Tucker, and Conway Twitty, and Eddie Rabbitt. Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country singer best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits in the late 1970s Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943 in Robbinsville North Carolina) is an American Country/Pop singer and Musician. Tanya Denise Tucker (pronounced /ˈtænjə ˈtʌkɚ/ (born October 10 1958 in Seminole Texas) is an American country music artist who had her first hit " Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, September 1 1933; died June 5 1993) was one of the United States ' most successful Edward Thomas Rabbit (born November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a Country music singer However, it was her work as background vocalist on several recordings by Johnny Duncan that first brought Fricke to national attention. After supplying uncredited background vocals for such Duncan hits as "Jo and the Cowboy," "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous," "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better," and "Stranger," she was finally rewarded when she was given equal billing with Duncan on a single entitled "Come a Little Bit Closer. " It was likely her contribution to Duncan's number one hit "Stranger" in 1977 that generated the most interest. In that song, Fricke sang the line, "Shut out the light and lead me. . . . ". [4] People soon began to speculate who was the mysterious singer singing those words in Duncan's song. Because of this, Fricke was able to gain a recording contract of her own from Columbia records, where she remained for over ten years, starting in 1977.
Country music career
1977 – 1980: Country beginnings
Fricke's 1977 debut single, "What're You Doing Tonight," which just missed the Top 20. Collaborations with Charlie Rich (the number one hit "On My Knees") and Duncan (the Top Five "Come a Little Bit Closer") kept Fricke going strong through 1978, but her solo singles over the next couple of years had a hard time taking off. Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American Country Music Singer/Musician. [5] Fricke did have two Top 20 hits between 1978 and 1979, "Please Help Me I'm Fallling (In Love With You)", which reached #12 and "I'll Love Away Your Troubles for Awhile", which peaked at #14. However, Country radio still failed to regularly play her material, and because of this most of her other singles did not chart very high between 1978 and 1981.
During this time, Fricke had already released three studio albums, starting in 1977 with her debut album, Singer of Songs. The album produced her first three singles, "What're Doing Tonight", "Please Help Me I'm Fallin' (In Love With You)", and "Baby's It's You". In 1979 Fricke released her second and third studio albums, Love Notes and From the Heart. Only Love Notes produced one Top 20 hit. None of Fricke's albums at this time had charted yet on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
1981 – 1989: Breakthrough success
In late 1980, Fricke's producer, Billy Sherrill noticed Fricke's limited success and realized the issue could be changed. Billy Sherrill (born Phil Campbell, Alabama, November 5 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with Sherrill advised her to establish an identity by focusing on one style, and Fricke began to record ballads. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. As a result, Fricke had a breakout year in 1981, when she landed two Top Five hits with "Down to My Last Broken Heart" and "I'll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry). " [6] Fricke had her breakthrough success over 1982-1984, when she scored six number one hits — "Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby," "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy," "Tell Me a Lie," "He's a Heartache," Let's Stop Talkin' About It," and "Your Heart's Not in It. " Don't Worry 'bout Me Baby " is a song made famous by Country music singer Janie Fricke. "Tell Me a Lie" is a popular 1983 Country Music Song, made famous by 80s Country Recording artist Janie Fricke. " He's a Heartache " is a name of a 1983 popular Country Music song by Country Artist Janie Fricke. " [7] All of Fricke's #1s were spawned from her 1982 album, It Ain't Easy which became a successful-selling album. It Ain't Easy is the name of a 1983 Country Music Album by Country music Recording artist Janie Fricke. On Fricke's #1 hit, "Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby", Country music singer, Ricky Skaggs can be heard in the background singing harmony vocals. For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a In 1983, Fricke toured with Country band, Alabama. Alabama is a Grammy Award -winning Country music band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama, United States.
By this time, she'd broadened her style to include more up-tempo tracks as well. [8] In 1982 and 1983, Fricke was awarded "Female Vocalist of the Year" from the Country Music Association. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1983, Fricke also released her next studio album, Love Lies, which peaked at #10 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album spawned a #1 single, "Let's Stop Talkin' About It" and a Top 10, "If the Fall Don't Get You". In 1984, Fricke released her next album, First Word in Memory. The lead single, "Your Heart's Not In It" was a #1 hit in 1984, followed by the title track, which became a Top 10 hit the same year. In the 80s, Fricke also played one of the criminals, Ginny, who hid loot in the dash of a getaway car that was to become the "General Lee" in the Dukes of Hazzard episode "Happy Birthday, General Lee", Episode 131. The Dukes of Hazzard is an American Television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.
Fricke landed five more Top Ten hits from 1985-1986, including another number one in "Always Have, Always Will" and a number two in "She's Single Again. " [9] These singles were released from her 1985 album, Somebody Else's Fire, which peaked at #21 on the Top Country Albums chart. Also in 1985, Fricke was featured in Merle Haggard's single, "A Place to Fall Apart" which became a #1 hit in 1985. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. The single was based on a letter Haggard had written to ex-wife, Leona Williams, whom he duetted with in the 1970s. In 1986, Fricke released her next album, Black and White. The album included her last #1 hit, "Always Have, Always Will", as well as her last Top 20 hit, "When a Woman Cries", which peaked at #20 in 1986.
Annoyed by mispronunciations of her name, she changed the spelling to "Frickie" in 1986, but a few years later, reverted to the original spelling.
As Neo-traditional Country music artists began to become popular in 1987, including Patty Loveless and Randy Travis, the Country-pop styled music Fricke had been recording since the early part of the decade was becoming to be unfavored on Country radio. Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy Award - and Fricke's success began to decline. She recorded a Top 25 hit with Larry Gatlin called "From Time to Time (It Sure Feels Like Love Again)", released on Gatlin's 1987 Partners album. Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole Texas) is an American country music singer. Fricke's 1987 album, After Midnight released one Top 40 Country hit, "Are You Satisfied", which peaked at #32. The other singles from the album did not peak within the Top 40. In 1988, Fricke's Saddle in the Wind album peaked at #64 on the Top Country Albums chart. After 1989's Labor of Love album, Fricke and Columbia records parted ways. Her last charted single was also released in 1989, "Give 'EM My Number", which peaked at #43 on the Billboard Country Chart. Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States
1990 – present: Current music career
She recorded two albums for the small Branson label in 1992 and 1993, and issued the gospel record Hymns of Faith on Intersound in 1996. [10] Fricke's album Bouncin' Back was released in 2000 under her own label, JMF Records. She decided sell her album on the Internet exclusively. Fricke continues to tour extensively, but she sets aside time to spend with her family on her Texas ranch near Lancaster. Lancaster is a City in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) As of the 2000 U [11] In 2004, Fricke released a Bluegrass album under DM records, The Bluegrass Sessions. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. The tracks from the album were Fricke's previously-recorded Country hits recorded in Bluegrass style for the album.
Fricke continues to be actively involved in the music industry today. In 2005, she attended the Country Music Association Awards. The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or the CMAs and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Fricke was the Firefighters' Marshal for Winchester, Virginia's "80th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival" in May, 2007.
Philanthropic efforts
In 1985, Fricke established the "Janie Fricke Scholarship at Indiana University" to benefit gifted students in the School of Music. The scholarships are open to active members of the Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble who demonstrate financial need. [12] Fricke has also participated in the "Country Music Hall of Fame Funraising Campaign". Other artists who also support the project include, Big & Rich, Kenny Chesney, Kate Campbell, Amy Grant, James Otto, and Gretchen Wilson. Big & Rich are an American Country music duo comprising two Singer-songwriters Big Kenny (aka Kenny Alphin former solo artist and lead singer for Kenny Chesney (born Kenneth Arnold Chesney, March 26, 1968) is an American Country music artist Kate Campbell (born October 31, 1961 in New Orleans Louisiana) is an American folk Singer/songwriter. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian James Allen Otto (born July 29 1973 at Fort Lewis in Washington, USA) is an American Country music artist who is a member of the MuzikMafia Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26 1973 in Pocahontas Illinois) is an American Country music artist
Awards
| Year | Award Program | Award |
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| 1979 | Music City News Country | Most Promising Female Artist of the Year |
| 1982 | Country Music Association Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year |
| 1983 | Female Vocalist of the Year | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Top Female Vocalist | |
| Music City News Country | Female Artist of the Year | |
| 1984 | Female Artist of the Year |
Discography
References
- ^ Janie Fricke at All Music Guide
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide; retrieved March 29, 2008
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at Musician Guide. The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or the CMAs and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy This article presents the discography of American country music singer Janie Fricke. com; also retrieved March 29, 2008
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at Musician Guide. com
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide. com
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide. com
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide. com
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at All Music Guide; retrieved March 29, 2008.
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at Musician Guide. com
- ^ Janie Fricke biography at Musician Guide.com
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