The nostalgia runs deep with this one. We can remember driving through East Texas on our way to Grandma’s house in Louisiana listening to the smooth, polished chords of Judy Rodman’s “Until I Met You.” A glossy Nashville track that fuses soft-rock warmth and deeply personal lyrics, the song defined mid-’80s country music radio. And today, we’re listening to it on repeat because it’s Rodman’s 75th birthday and we can’t think of a better gift to give.
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Rodman, a singer, songwriter, and national treasure, released “Until I Met You” in April 1986 and by mid-July it had climbed to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart. Off her debut album, titled Judy, the song helped propel her even further into the mainstream, as the Academy of Country Music awarded her Top New Female Vocalist the year before.
As the first artist signed to MTM Records, Rodman scored several Top 10 hits. Her self-penned “Until I Met You” was her only single to hit the pinnacle as a recording artist, but as a songwriter she achieved another a decade later with 1996’s “One Way Ticket (Because I Can),” performed by LeAnn Rimes and co-written by Rodman and Keith Hinton.
Other radio favorites sung by Rodman include “She Thinks that She’ll Marry,” “Girls Ride Horses Too,” “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight,” and “A Place Called Love.” Rodman fans hold tunes like “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone,” the anthemic “The One Who Loves Her Wings,” and her gospel-tinged cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in high regard.
As for her songwriting oeuvre, those hits include Diamond Rio’s “Demons and Angels,” Tammy Wynette and Wynonna Judd’s “Girl Thing,” and Randy Travis’ “Passing By.” There’s a lot to rediscover with Rodman.
Today, the award-winning singer-songwriter is based in Nashville and writes for contemporary musical theater, collaborating with Darren Butler and scoring standing ovations in the process. She is also a vocal coach, teaching the next generation everything she knows about maximizing their tonsils' ability.
Do yourself a favor and revisit Rodman’s greatest hits. And pro tip: They're best enjoyed from a porch amid a gentle breeze. Promise.
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