Fricke an haife shi ne a kudancin Whitley, Indiana, a 1947 zuwa iyaye Phyllis (née Kyler) da Waldemar Fricke.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai mahimmanci na jumla shine "An haifi Fricke a kudancin Whitley, Indiana, a 1947 zuwa iyaye Phyllis (née Kyler) da Waldemar Fricke kuma sun koyi piano da guitar a matsayin yaro; ta farko murya tasiri sun kasance mutane masu fasaha irin su Joan Baez da Judy Collins. "