Draft:PATRICE ISLEY
PATRICE ISLEY |
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PATRICE ISLEY | |
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| Birth name | Karen Patrice Roberts |
| Born | October 7, 1965 (age 59) Houston, TX |
| Genres | R&B, Soul, Jazz, Inspirational, Blues, Gospel, House, Latin Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, Lecturer, Host |
| Instrument | Voice 5-Octaves |
| Discography | "Harvest For The World," "Just Believe In Love" (Discogs) |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | Expansion Records |
| Spouse | Myron Isley 2009-present |
| Website | https://www.patriceisley.com |
PATRICE ISLEY (born Karen Patrice Roberts) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and actress most known for singing background for and recording with over 30 major artists, most notable being Barry White[1] on his number one single, "Practice What You Preach."[2]
She was born in Houston, Texas[3] to businessman and singer Dalton Roberts, (cousin of Blues Singer Buddy Ace[4] and Southern Soul Singer Joe Tex[5]), and to school teacher Lorell Roberts who taught Patrice to read and write by age 3; which is when Patrice wrote her first song. Her acting career began at 5 years old, when she appeared as a regular on the children's television show Romper Room[6] on WHMB-TV[7] in Indianapolis, Indiana.[8] From her television debut, her career continued on to include television commercials, plays and musical productions.
Before her parents divorced when she was 12, her family traveled a lot due to her father's restaurant franchising business. She was exposed to many different music genres as they moved across the country. In 12 years of education, Patrice attended 13 different schools. Music was a remedy for her to the pain of moving so much, separating from friends and from a broken family once her parents parted.
After graduating a year early from high school, Patrice attended Marquette University[9] in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[10] She later moved back to Houston after graduating. Once back home, she went on to study voice with David Lee Brewer,[11] who refined her 5-octave vocal range.
During her tenure with David, and documented in the book "Beyoncé: Raising Genius,"[12] Patrice is attributed with introducing David to Beyoncé[13] when she was a little girl as part of the pre-"Destiny Child's[14]" group "Girl's Tyme"[15] which was under the management of Ann Tillman at the time. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland[16] and the original girls of the group studied with David as children until the entrée of the their stardom. Patrice took vocal lessons at the Knowles' home (Beyoncé's family's home) in 3rd Ward Houston until she left town.
After leaving Houston for Los Angeles, CA[17] in late 1992, Patrice garnered singing background for many artists including Coolio[18] on his hit "Gangsta's Paradise"[19] on both the Grammy Awards[20] and The Tonight Show; [21] El DeBarge's [22] single "Slide"[23] with Jermaine Dupri[24] on Soul Train;[25] with Andraé Crouch[26] on his release "Be Faithful"[27] on TBN-Trinity Broadcasting Network,[28] Philip Bailey's[29] single "I'm Ready"[30] on The Arsenio Hall Show[31] and others.
Patrice's professional studio recording career began with singing background vocals on Teddy Pendergrass'[32] song "Say It,"[33] and continued through a plethora of artists and genres including Gospel music staple "Bown Down and Worship Him"[34] and "He Is Here"[35] with the Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Mass Choir featuring Bishop Paul S. Morton[36], Pastor Marvin Winans[37], Bishop Clarence McClendon[38], Byron Cage[39], Pastor William Murphy[40] and more.
As an a recording artist, Patrice currently has releases on UK's Expansion Records label.[41] In between writing and performing, she produces and performs her one woman historical show called, "A History of Black Women in Music," and lectures as a part of her "Confident Performer Workshop" done most recently in partnership with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas[42] -Department of Education.
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- ^ White, Barry. "Practice What You Preach". Wikipedia.
- ^ Texas, Houston. "City in Texas". Wikipedia.
- ^ Ace, Buddy. "American Texas Blues Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Tex, Joe. "American Singer and Musician". Wikipedia.
- ^ Room, Romper. "American Children's Television Series". Wikipedia.
- ^ Indiana, Indianapolis. "WHMB-tv". Wikipedia.
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- ^ "Marquette University". Wikipedia.
- ^ Wisconsin, Milwaukee. "City in Wisconsin". Wikipedia.
- ^ Brewer, David Lee. "Vocal Instructor". Brewer-International.
- ^ Brewer, David Lee. ""Beyonce`: Raising Genius"". Amazon.
- ^ Knowles, Beyonce`. "American Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Child, Destiny's. "Destiny's Child". Wikipedia.
- ^ Tyme, Girl's. "Beyonce` early career beginnings". Wikipedia.
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- ^ Coolio, Rapper. "American Rapper". Wikipedia.
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- ^ Jay Leno, The Tonight Show With. "American Talk Show". Wikipedia.
- ^ DeBarge, El. "American Singer, Songwriter and Musician". Wikipedia.
- ^ Jermaine Dupri, El DeBarge. ""Slide" single". Wikipedia.
- ^ Dupri, Jermaine. "American Record Producer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Train, Soul. "American television variety show". Wikipedia.
- ^ Crouch, Andraé. "American Gospel Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Crouch, Andraé. ""Be Faithful" single". YouTube.
- ^ Trinity Broadcast Network, TBN. "International-based Christian broadcast network". Wikipedia.
- ^ Bailey, Philip. "American Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Bailey, Philip. ""I'm Ready" single". Wikipedia.
- ^ Hall, The Arsenio. "The Arsenio Hall Show". Wikipedia.
- ^ Pendergrass, Teddy. "American soul, R&B singer, songwriter". Wikipedia.
- ^ Pendergrass, Teddy. ""Say It" Teddy Pendergrass song". Wikipedia.
- ^ Full Gospel Fellowship Mass Choir. "Bow Down and Worship Him". Allmusic.
- ^ Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Mass Choir. ""He Is Here"". Alllmusic.
- ^ Morton, Bishop Paul S. "Baptist Pastor, Singer, Author". Wikipedia.
- ^ Winans, Pastor Marvin. "Pastor, Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ McClendon, Bishop Clarence. "American Pastor, Singer". Wikipedia.
- ^ Cage, Byron. "American Gospel Recording Artist". Wikipedia.
- ^ Murphy, William. "Musician". Wikipedia.
- ^ Records, Expansion. "British Record Label". Wikipedia.
- ^ UNLV. "The University of Nevada, Las Vegas". Wikipedia.