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Top 100 Dance Hits (Album) by Patrice Rushen

Biografia dell'artista Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen Born Patrice Louise Rushen September 30 1954 Los Angeles California 1 Is A Grammy Award-Winning American R&B And Jazz Vocalist Composer And Pianist.
Contents Edit Biography Rushen Was The Elder Of Two Daughters Born To Allen Rushen And The Former Ruth Harris. 1 She Demonstrated Her Musical Potential At A Young Age She Was Regarded As A Child Prodigy. In Her Teens She Won The Prestigious 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival. Clarification Needed She Earned A Degree In Music From The University Of Southern California. As A Mature Woman She Became A Jazz Master Citation Needed And Top Musical Director. Citation Needed Rushen Has Many Ground-Breaking Achievements. She Became The First Woman To Serve As Head Composer/musical Director For The Grammy Awards And The Emmy Awards And The First Woman To Serve As Musical Director For The NAACP Image Awards' Broadcast An Honor She Held For Twelve Consecutive Years. Additionally Rushen Has Been The Only Woman To Be A Musical Director/composer For The People's Choice Awards HBO's Comic Relief And The Only Woman Musical Director/conductor/arranger For A Late-Night Television Talk Show The Midnight Hour. In Addition Rushen Was Named Musical Director/composer For Newsweek's First American Achievement Awards Broadcast On CBS From The Kennedy Center And She Served As The Musical Director For Janet Jackson's Janet. World Tour. In 2008 Rushen Accepted A Professorship At The Berklee College Of Music In Boston. The Course Is "Patrice Rushen The Value Of Music Education." She Also Continues To Play Keyboards And Has Played In The Touring Bands Of Lee Ritenour And Wayne Shorter In Recent Years. Edit Solo Career Rushen Has Also Achieved Great Success As A Singer. A Classically Trained Pianist Rushen Has Spent A Great Deal Of Time Channeling Her Skills Musically. Winning A Competition At The 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival Gained Rushen National Attention Which Earned Her A Recording Contract With Prestige Records In 1973. After Recording Three Albums And Becoming An In-Demand Session Player With Artists That Included Jean-Luc Ponty Rushen Signed With Elektra Records In 1978. Forging Jazz/R&B/funk Fusion Her Signature Sound From The Melding Of These Styles Gave Her Success With A String Of Top Ten R&B Hits Including "Haven't You Heard " "Forget Me Nots " "Feels So Real " "Watch Out " "You Remind Me " And "Never Gonna Give You Up" From Her First Five Solo Albums Patrice Pizzazz Posh Straight From The Heart And Now . Rushen Guested On Soul Train Where She Performed Her Single "I Need Your Love" In 1981. She Also Penned The Opening Theme For The Steve Harvey Show. Her Mentor And Friend Is Quincy Jones. Rushen Also Plays Multiple Instruments Including The Flute Clarinet And Various Kinds Of Percussion. Edit Samples And Covers * Her 1982 Hit Song "Forget Me Nots" Has Been Sampled Several Times. The Most Notable Has Been Its Inclusion As The Driving Musical Element In Will Smith's "Men In Black" The Theme To The 1997 Film Of The Same Name. The Song Won A Grammy Award Which Co-Writers Freddie Washington And Terry McFaddin Also Shared. Also In 1996 "Forget Me Nots" Was Featured Prominently In The Bridge Of George Michael's #1 Hit "Fastlove." * The 1998 Hit "Strawberries" By Female Rapper Smooth Samples "Where There Is Love" From Rushen's 1982 Album Straight From The Heart. * "Haven't You Heard" Was Sampled Prominently Into Gospel Artist Kirk Franklin's 2005 Hit "Looking For You " With Gospel Lyrics Written By Franklin. The Song Was Also Interpolated Into Zhane's Early 1990s Hit "Groove Thang." * Musiq Soulchild Covered Rushen's "Settle For My Love" As A Duet With Sibling Group Aaries On 2000 Debut Album Aijuswanaseing. * "Remind Me" From Her 1982 Album Straight From The Heart Was Sampled By 9th Wonder On The Remix Of "The Cross" From The 9th Wonder Remix Album God's Stepson. * On Her 1995 Debut Album Faith Singer-Songwriter Faith Evans Used A Sample From "Remind Me" On The Song "Fallin' In Love". * The 1995 Single "Temperature's Rising" From Mobb Deep Sampled "Where There Is Love". * In 1994 Long Beach Rapper Lil' ½ Dead Released The Album The Dead Has Arisen. Track #2 "12 Pacofdoja" Contained A Sample Of "Where There Is Love" Modified Into The G-Funk Style Of The Era. * Rapper Danny! Sampled "When I Found You" On Danny Is Dead 's "Press Conference" "The Dream" On "Lucky Me" From Dream Extinguished And "Yolon" From Dream Fulfilled 's "Le Pamplemousse". * On Their Final Album Nuttin' But Love In 1994 Heavy D & The Boyz Sampled "You Remind Me" On Their Song "Take Your Time". * In 1992 R. Kelly Featuring Group Public Announcement Used A Sample Of "Remind Me" For The Song "Born Into The 90's" From The Debut Album Of The Same Name. * Producer Clark Kent Uses A Sample Of "Remind Me" For The Junior M.A.F.I.A. Song "I Need You Tonight" Featuring Aaliyah. * The Gangsta Rap Group RBL Posse Also Sampled "Remind Me" On Their 1992 Album A Lesson To Be Learned On Their Track Also Titled "Remind Me". * Rapper Skee-Lo Sampled "Remind Me" On His Song "Top Of The Stairs". Edit Awards 1. ASCAP Songwriter's Award 1988 2. USC Black Student Assembly Legacy Of Excellence Award 1992 3. Crystal Award American Women In Film 1994 4. ASCAP Award Most Performed Song In Motion Pictures For 1997 For "Men In Black " 1998 Edit Discography Edit Albums
Year Album Billboard 200 Pop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Black Albums Top Jazz Albums Jazz Albums Top Contemp. Jazz
1974 Prelusion 1975 Before The Dawn 48 14 1976 Shout It Out 164 16 Let There Be Funk The Best Of Patrice Rushen 42 1978 Patrice 98 27 5 1979 Pizzazz 39 11 2 1980 Posh 71 23 1982 Straight From The Heart 14 4 1984 Now 40 7 7 1985 Anthology Of Patrice Rushen 1987 Watch Out! 77 19 17
1990 The Meeting 17 1994 Anything But Ordinary 1996 Haven't You Heard - The Best Of Patrice Rushen 1997 Signature 9
2002 The Essentials Patrice Rushen Edit Singles
Year Title Chart Positions
U.S.
Hot 100 U.S.
R&B/Hip-Hop U.S.
Dance UK Singles Chart 2 1979 "Hang It Up" - 16 - -
"When I Found You" - 87 - -
1980 "Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up" - 47 - -
"Haven't You Heard" 42 7 5 62
"Let The Music Take Me" - 50 - -
"Look Up" - 13 2 -
1981 "Never Gonna Give You Up Won't Let You Be " - - 2 66
1982 "Forget Me Nots" 23 4 2 8
"Breakout!" - 46 - -
"I Was Tired Of Being Alone" - 79 - 39
1984 "Get Off You Fascinate Me " - 26 40 -
"Feels So Real Won't Let Go " 78 2 10 51
1987 "Watch Out" - 9 22 -
"Anything Can Happen" - 51 - -
1988 "Come Back To Me" - 65 37 -
"Watch Out" - 9 - - Edit Filmography * Burning Sands 2008 Pre-Production * For One Night 2006 TV * Just A Dream 2002 * Our America 2002 TV * Baby Of The Family 2002 * Piano Bass And Drums 2002 Aix Entertainmen DVD Audio * The Killing Yard 2001 TV * Fire & Ice 2001 TV * Cora Unashamed 2000 TV * Ruby Bridges 1998 TV * America's Dream 1996 TV * A. Philip Randolph For Jobs And Freedom 1996 TV * The Steve Harvey Show 1996 TV Series Unknown Episodes * The Midnight Hour 1990 TV Series Unknown Episodes * Without You I'm Nothing 1990 * Hollywood Shuffle 1987 * George Michael I'm Your Man - A South Bank Show Special 2006 TV Writer "Fastlove" * Fahrenheit 2005 VG Performer "Hang It Up" * Men In Black 1997 Writer "Men In Black" * Waiting To Exhale 1995 Performer "And I Gave My Love To You" * Big 1988 Writer/performer "Forget Me Nots" * Dominick And Eugene 1988 Performer "Somewhere" * TV In Black The First Fifty Years 2004 V Herself * VH-1 Where Are They Now? Herself One Episode 2002 * 100 Greatest Dance Songs Of Rock & Roll 2000 Mini TV Series Herself * Monterey Jazz Festival 40 Legendary Years 1998 V Herself Hostess * The Best Of Robert Townsend & His Partners In Crime 1991 TV Herself * Top Of The Pops Herself One Episode 1982 * Soul Train Herself One Episode 1981

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