aj un ▁and ▁Cal y ps o ▁music . ▁When ▁Rod man ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old , ▁she ▁began ▁singing ▁advert ising ▁j ing les . ▁Her ▁voice ▁was ▁heard ▁nation ally ▁on ▁a ▁J eno ' s ▁P izza ▁commercial . ▁Rod man ▁left ▁for ▁college ▁at ▁eigh teen ▁to ▁study ▁music . ▁Her ▁college ▁ro omm ate ▁was ▁future ▁female ▁Country ▁vocal ist ▁Jan ie ▁F ric ke . ▁The ▁two ▁became ▁fast ▁friends ▁and ▁were ▁h ired ▁as ▁j ing le ▁sing ers ▁for ▁the ▁T anner ▁Agency ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee . ▁Rod man ▁also ▁sang ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁night club ▁band ▁called ▁Ph ase ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Rod man ▁worked ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁background ▁vocal ist . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Jud y ▁married ▁drum mer ▁and ▁professional ▁fish erman , ▁John ▁Rod man ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁Rod man ▁continued ▁to ▁record ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁j ing les ▁for ▁main stream ▁companies ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁the ▁Country ▁music ▁business . ▁ ▁Country ▁music ▁st ard om ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁So on , ▁Rod man ▁switched ▁occup ations ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁singing ▁background ▁vocals . ▁She ▁back ed ▁Country ▁stars ▁Johnny ▁C ash , ▁Tam my ▁W yn ette ▁and ▁more . ▁She ▁also ▁sang ▁back ▁up ▁for ▁legend ary ▁Blues ▁perform er ▁Ray ▁Charles . ▁Rod