Jane Tucker

Jane Tucker is a singer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for being part of the musical trio Rod, Jane and Freddy. Jane was born into a family with an artistic background. Her grandmother was an opera singer, her mother Jean a pianist, and her father was Rex Tucker, the drama director for the BBC. She first started to play the piano when she was three, having been given lessons by her mother. Jane's first ambition was to follow in her mother's footsteps and become a concert pianist, but as a teenager she decided she would rather be an actress. This ambition is what led her to be trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she continued her piano and singing whilst embarking on a full-time drama course. After graduating, she followed the classic route of repertory theatre, touring, TV, and radio, where she met and eventually married Rod Burton.

Rainbow

In 1974, Jane and Rod auditioned for Rainbow, Thames Television's programme for pre-school children, and were teamed with Matthew Corbett to become the new musician/singers. Later Corbett would be replaced by Roger Walker, and then Freddy Marks, creating the trio's most famous incarnation: Rod, Jane and Freddy.