Patrice Rushen

About Patrice Rushen

Musician and songwriter who received a Grammy nomination in 1982 for her song"Forget Me Nots".

Patrice Louise Rushen is an American R&B pianist and music singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, musician and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The instrument "Number One" on her album Straight from the Heart earned an additional Grammy nomination for Best Instrument. His 12th Signature album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrument in 1998. Rushen is also an Ambassador for the Arts in Education at the Berklee College of Music and Head of the Popular Music Program at the USC Thornton School of Music.

Labels	Prestige, Elektra, Arista, GRP, Aix Entertainment, Discovery
Birth name	Patrice Louise Rushen
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboardist, flute, clarinet, percussion
Associated acts	CAB, Lynn Davis, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Will Smith
Years active	1973–present
Born	September 30, 1954, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B, jazz-funk, post-disco, urban, soft rock, new wave, pop, dance
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, record producer, music director, educator

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Trivia

She served as musical director for the 46th, 47th, and 48th Annual Grammy Awards.

Patrice Rushen before fame

She attended Locke High School in South Los Angeles before attending the University of Southern California and earning a music degree.

Achievement of Patrice Rushen

She was the musical director for the 46th, 47th, and 48th Grammy Awards.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$4 Million

Patrice Rushen family life

She married Marc St. Louis, a music manager/producer, in 1986, and they have a son named Cameron.

Associations of Patrice Rushen

She wrote the song"Remind Me", which Faith Evans sampled in her song"Fallin' in Love".

Patrice Rushen Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	147 cm
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