Patrice Rushen

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. Despite this she did have success on the R&B and dance charts. Several hit albums, with Pizzazz and Now making the top forty.
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
== Genres ==
Disco
Category:Post Disco
Category:Eighties