Rahsaan Patterson: Biography

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Born:

Jan 1, 1973 in New York, NY

Genres:

R&B and Soul Music, Classic R&B Music, Contemporary R&B Music, Rock Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Soul vocalist and songwriter Rahsaan Patterson is another in the line of new-school RB singers (Maxwell, Erykah Badu) with a bit more integrity than most of the chart-toppers during the 1990s. After singing in church from the age of six, Patterson moved with his family from New York to California to star in the children's show KIDS Incorporated. He later moved back to the East Coast, resuming his career with small TV roles and assorted commercials, but returned to Los Angeles in the early '90s to record demos and contribute backing vocals to albums by Martika and Brandy, among others. Patterson proved himself a more than competent songwriter as well, penning hits like Tevin Campbell's "Back to the World" and Brandy's "Baby." Those successes finally earned him a recording contract with MCA, which issued his self-titled debut album in early 1997. Love in Stereo followed two years later.

- John Bush, All Music Guide