Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen released "Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go)" on her 8th studio album, Now, in 1984. The track rose to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Trained as a classical pianist, Patrice Rushen gravitated to fusion, jazz, R&B, and pop in the ‘70s and '80s. Her musical life has been diverse as she added roles as a vocalist, jazz pianist, composer, producer, and educator to her classical career. Learn more about this artist and educator, whose nickname is “Baby Fingers” because of her small hands: patricerushen.com -- "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" was sampled in "What'cha Gonna Do?" by Shabba Ranks (feat. Queen Latifah).

Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is a jazz pianist and R&B singer, a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was on her 7th studio album Straight from the Heart, along with this cut Remind Me. And yes! That's Rushen playing that gorgeous electric piano solo! She also plays synthesizers and provides percussion on the track. "Remind Me" - written by Rushen and her backing vocalist Karen Evans - has been sampled more than 100 times! college.berklee.edu

Patrice Louise Rushen is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots".

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George Michael's "Fastlove" is built on a funky saxophone riff and a sample from the 1982 Patrice Rushen hit "Forget Me Nots."