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Patrice Rushen is credited as a singer-songwriter, composer and singer. Patrice Rushen was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on September 30, 1954. The age as of 2026 is 72. Education on record includes Locke High School and University of Southern California.
My Take
Patrice Rushen is one of those artists I genuinely think deserves way more mainstream recognition than she gets. She came up as a jazz prodigy out of Los Angeles, studied at USC, and then somehow managed to pivot into one of the smoothest funk and R&B careers of the early '80s without losing any of her chops — that's hard to pull off. "Forget Me Nots" is an all-time groove, and it's earned a second life through countless samples, including Will Smith's "Men in Black," which means her bassline has probably reached more ears than she'll ever get credit for. The fact that her 1982 Grammy nominations went to both a vocal performance and an instrumental in the same year tells you everything about her range. Criminally underrated, effortlessly talented.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrice Rushen
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリース・ラッシェン
- Reading
- ぱとりーす・らっしぇん
- Born
- September 30, 1954 (age 72)
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / singer / pianist / jazz musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Locke High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://patricerushen.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice%20Rushen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454419
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Patrice Rushen born?
Patrice Rushen was born on September 30, 1954 and is 72 years old.
Where is Patrice Rushen from?
Patrice Rushen is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Patrice Rushen do?
Patrice Rushen works as singer-songwriter, composer, singer, pianist, jazz musician.
Where did Patrice Rushen study?
Patrice Rushen attended University of Southern California.
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