5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Country ▁Music ▁S inger . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁recording ▁artist ; ▁making ▁it ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" U ntil ▁I ▁Met ▁You ." ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Country ▁Music ' s ▁" Top ▁New ▁Fem ale ▁V ocal ist " ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Today , ▁Rod man ▁is ▁a ▁singer , ▁song writer , ▁producer ▁and ▁vocal ▁instruct or ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁Her ▁recorded ▁songs ▁include ▁Le An n ▁R imes ' s ▁number - one ▁hit ▁" One ▁Way ▁T icket ▁( B ecause ▁I ▁Can )" ▁( co - written ▁with ▁Keith ▁H inton ). ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁developed ▁Power , ▁Path ▁& ▁Performance ; ▁a ▁vocal ▁technique ▁she ▁teach es ▁and ▁s ells ▁on ▁CD s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁rise ▁to ▁fame ▁Rod man ▁was ▁born ▁Jud y ▁Ma e ▁Rob b ins ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁R ivers ide , ▁California . ▁She ▁was ▁singing ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁playing ▁the ▁guitar ▁by ▁age ▁eight . ▁Rod man ' s ▁parents ▁moved ▁often . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁so ▁many ▁places , ▁Rod man ' s ▁musical ▁t ast es ▁included ▁ec lect ic ▁sounds ▁like ▁C