Am b assador ▁of ▁Good ▁Will . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Music ▁Theory ▁and ▁Com position ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁T ate ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁perform er ▁for ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁Assembly ▁Service ▁out ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁Tour ing ▁continu ously ▁on ▁a ▁gru eling ▁schedule , ▁T ate ▁performed ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁popular ▁radio ▁hits , ▁his ▁own ▁songs , ▁and ▁told ▁stories ▁in ▁a ▁one - man ▁show ▁designed ▁for ▁High ▁School ▁students . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁T ate ▁performed ▁ 6 0 0 ▁shows ▁in ▁ 3 ▁sem esters ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁ratings ▁and ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁Service ' s ▁ 5 0 - year ▁history . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁T ate ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁with ▁intent ions ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁industry . ▁His ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁when ▁a ▁friend ▁corner ed ▁Rick ▁Spring field ▁in ▁a ▁club ▁rest room ▁and ▁handed ▁him ▁a ▁c ass ette ▁t ape ▁of ▁T ate ' s ▁song ▁" Super man " ▁which ▁immediately ▁caught ▁Spring field ' s ▁ear . ▁T ate ▁wrote ▁off ▁the ▁exchange ▁as ▁an ▁impossible ▁probability ▁until ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁Spring field ' s ▁manager , ▁who ▁requested ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁substantial ▁and ▁extremely ▁inf ect ious ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁After ▁a