As a songwriter, she has written or co-written songs which became hits for Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Milsap, Sunny Sweeney, and, moving outside of her primary genre into R&B, Kenny G.[1] Rochelle's love of music was shared with and encouraged by her mother, a country music singer in a band who would invite Rochelle to join her.
[2] Musical influences in her early life included Debbie Gibson, Suzy Bogguss, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
[1] At age 18, already an avid songwriter, she began working in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a disc jockey and a line dance instructor.
She relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1996 at the age of 19 with her good friend and fellow song-writer Shane Stevens to pursue her music goals with the specific intent to develop as a professional singer.
Over her career, Rochelle has written or co-written songs performed by Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis, Kellie Pickler,[5] Reba McEntire,[6] Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Milsap, Sunny Sweeney, and Kenny G,[2] among many others,[7] with songs such as "Red High Heels" and "Georgia Rain.