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Don’t Worry About Janie Fricke: She’s Going Strong at the Old Town Theatre

Morgan Robertson

All the way from her humble beginnings in Indiana, County Music Legend, two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the year, AMC Female Vocalist of the year, and TV star, Janie Fricke took the stage at Old Town Theatre in Huntsville on Saturday, August 6.


Fricke and her band livened the Theatre with songs of her own, some that she originally sang with other artists, and even some songs from the 40s!

She and her band had hilarious banter on the stage, discussed her career a bit, and she also encouraged everyone to check out her website! 

After intermission, Janie Fricke had a confession to make, in the 1980s, she robbed a bank! Fricke said that she would like to get through the show before anyone put a warrant out and her band joked that she is the only person to commit a crime and not serve the time. Fortunately for us, there is footage of Fricke robbing the bank, Janie stared as “Ginny” the bank robber on the TV series “Dukes of Hazzard.”

My favorite song she sang was one that she sang with Merle Haggard called A Place to Fall Apart. Fricke sang the song with her Keyboardist and the duet was beautiful.

Fricke worked a significant amount of her career singing jingles for major companies. She even sang some to the crowd! The audience reminisced on Dial Soap, Coca-Cola, Red Lobster, and United Airlines jingles. Janie even mentioned that she was the first jingle artist in space! Her song was what the astronauts woke up to in the space shuttle. 

On behalf of the Old Town Theatre and the LEAP Ambassadors, thank you to Janie Fricke and band for an amazing show! 

Author mikeyawnPosted on August 8, 2022Format AsideCategories Art, Civic Engagement, VolunteerTags Janie Fricke, LEAP Ambassadors, LEAP Center, Old Town Theatre, Sam Houston State UniversityLeave a comment on Don’t Worry About Janie Fricke: She’s Going Strong at the Old Town Theatre

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