Country Legend Janie Fricke Joins 'Close Up' series
Janie Fricke, one of the most beloved entertainers in Country Music, joins Kevin Richards 'Close Up' at the Wood Theater in Glens Falls, NY on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 3pm! A two-time CMA & ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, Fricke has hit the #1 spot on the Country charts an astounding 18 times. She was named Billboard Magazine Top Female Vocalist, was the First Female Voice on the Moon, and was named the UK’s Country Music Round Up’s Most Popular International Female Solo Act. Her music has reached Gold and Platinum sales status worldwide, recording numerous jingles for Red Lobster, Coca-Cola, Pizza Hut, and United Airlines. Janie has released 25 albums and 36 hit singles, on her way to earning her spot as one of Country Music's Legendary '80's Ladies'!
In addition to guest starring on The Dukes Of Hazzard and The Statler Brothers TV Show, Janie is credited as being the first female voice to be heard on the moon- when her weather jingle, exclusively produced for NASA, was broadcast to the astronauts aboard Apollo 12.
On her journey to becoming a constant presence on country radio and television, Janie became Nashville’s #1 most in-demand session singer- lending her voice to artists like Elvis Presley, Tanya Tucker, Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabbitt, Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty and Ronnie Milsap, to mention a few.
