Janie Fricke — Where to Listen on the Radio

Janie Fricke is a country artist from South Whitley, United States, active since 1947. ArtisFind has detected 1 play of Janie Fricke on 1 radio station in the Philippines, most recently on Bespren Radio 3d ago. The song heard most often on air is “You Changed My Life In A Moment”.

Jane Marie Fricke ( FRIK-ee; born December 19, 1947), known professionally as Janie Fricke, is an American country music singer, record producer, and clothing designer. Nineteen of her singles placed in the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Nine of these songs reached the number-one spot. She has also won accolades from the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association, and has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.

Fricke was born and raised in Indiana. She was surrounded by music from a young age and began performing locally. Fricke attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she participated in the vocal group the Singing Hoosiers. Her participation in the organization led to further opportunities as a commercial jingle singer. She later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she was hired as part of a background vocal group called the Lea Jane Singers. As part of the quartet, Fricke sang background vocals on songs recorded by country artists in the 1970s. On one occasion, Fricke was asked to sing a solo part on a song by Johnny Duncan called "Stranger". It was released as a single and her uncredited vocal part attracted attention within the country music community. Nashville record label Columbia Records took particular interest in Fricke and signed her to a solo contract in 1977.

Fricke's early material explored diverse styles of music. Unsure of how to identify her material, disc jockeys gave her singles limited airplay. Songs like "What're…