Name Patrice Rushen Children Cameron St. Louis | Years active 1972–present Spouse Marc St. Louis (m. 1986) | |
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Patrice rushen forget me nots
Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, music director and vocalist. Her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Rushen had great success on the R&B and dance charts, but "Forget Me Nots" was her only song to crack the Top 40 pop chart.
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- Patrice rushen forget me nots
- Patrice rushen didn t you know
- Biography
- Awards
- Singles
- Musical directing
- Songs
- References
Patrice rushen didn t you know
Biography

Rushen is the elder of two daughters born to Allen and Ruth Rushen. In her teens, she attended south LA's Locke High and went on to earn a degree in music from the University of Southern California. Rushen married Marc St. Louis, a concert tour manager and live show production specialist, in 1986. They have one son Cameron. Her nickname is "Babyfingers," a reference to her small hands. In 2005, Rushen received an Honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Berklee College of Music. She has been a member of jazz fusion band CAB.
Her song "Hang it Up" was featured on the 2005 video game Fahrenheit.
Awards

- ASCAP Songwriter's Award, 1988
- USC Black Student Assembly, Legacy of Excellence Award, 1992
- Crystal Award, American Women in Film, 1994
- ASCAP Award, Most Performed Song in Motion Pictures for 1997 for "Men in Black," 1998
Singles
With The Meeting
With Eddie Henderson
With Jean-Luc Ponty
Musical directing



Songs
Forget Me Nots
Haven't You Heard
Remind Me
Feels So Real
Settle for My Love
Till She's Out of Your Mind
Watch Out
Where There Is Love
Hang It Up
When I Found You
Music Of The Earth
Get Off
Number One
Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up
Take You Down to Love
All We Need
Heartache Heartbreak
Never Gonna Give You Up
Look Up!
Didn't You Know
I Was Tired of Being Alone
Let There Be Funk
Let the Music Take Me
This Is All I Really Know
Come Back to Me
All My Love
Anything Can Happen
Let Your Heart Be Free
Yolon
Gotta Find It
The Hump
Before The Dawn