Happy Birthday Rahsaan THE TRUTH Patterson…!
January 11 is the birthday of a very special Capricorn - Rahsaan Ngi Patterson. PlanetSoul.com celebrates the birth of our poster child and we’d like to thank him for his generosity (did he give us the most cosmicsexyfunky theme song or what?!), his spirit, and for continuing to move and inspire so many of us through his singing and songwriting.
Thanks Rah…I know I speak for so many when I say, that as far as singers go, YOU are THE PROTOTYPE.
In honor of his birthday, I asked Rahsaan’s mother, Paulette Waters, to share a special memory about Rahsaan as a child, and she provided this gem of a story:
“Rahsaan actually sang before he talked. Everything about music and the love of melody must have been hard wired into a special place in his brain. From the time he could sit up, he responded to everything musical. The records we played at home and especially television commercials. I started to use the tv commercials to teach him how to spell. Letting him sing the commercials and telling him the letters that were in his name. One day, he announced to me that he could spell his name. Naturally I was delighted and asked him to please spell it.
He responded by singing “R-O-L-A-I-D-S” Rolaids!! Well I must admit he got the “R” right. He also got the pitch right as well as the actual tone and voice of the person who sang the commercial. Not bad for 1 1/2 years old.”
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Not surprising at all! LOL! He tapped into that Gift right from the start. Love the story!
Comment by D. Robinson — January 25, 2008 @ 11:40 am
That was AWESOME!..now i see where he gets his gift from - Mom~
much Love,
CoreyLove.
Comment by CoreyLove — January 25, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
He was anoited to sing right from the start. That is a beautiful story.
Comment by Shelania Johnson — January 27, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
What a great tribute!! Love hearing stuff like this.
Comment by AQfrumdaBX — January 28, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
That was the cutest, Deb! Thanks for sharing and putting up this video footage. Took so long for me to see Rah live that I savor every bit live performance I see of him, on video or in person!
Waiting for the Wines and Spirits Tour in NYC! You coming up?
Comment by Sista Suga — January 30, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
Thaks so much for sharing! Rah is truly the real deal!
Comment by Nicole — March 1, 2008 @ 5:53 pm
hi
We are currently looking to add some station to our radio network. we feel you station would be a great fit. we currently have a hip hop/rap station as well as a country station. both are doing extremely well and the country station we recently added has doubled its listeners in less than on week. we would love to talk with you about the opportunity of joining forces
drop me line
Mike@now-streaming.com
Comment by Mike — April 18, 2008 @ 11:25 pm