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Pattie Howard
Birth nameFrancine Patience Howard
Also known asPattie Howard, Patty Howard, Patti Howard, Patience
BornApril 12
Cleveland, Ohio
OriginCleveland,Ohio, United States
GenresR&B,gospel,jazz,funk
Occupation(s)CEO, singer-songwriter, record producer, music producer
Instrument(s)voice, violin
Years active1970's-present
LabelsRCA, Light Records
WebsitePHBalancedMusic.com

Pattie Howard(bornFrancine Patience Howard,April 12,Cleveland,Ohio, United States) is an AmericangospelandR&BSinger-Songwriter,Producer,Composer and Vocal Arranger. She is a Grammy nominated music industry veteran who has released two albums with major record labels,RCA RecordsandLight Records.Howard, who owns her own full service entertainment company, PH Balanced Music, is also known for singing background for many major artists includingWhitney Houston,Gladys Knight, Brandy, Mary J Blige, Fantasia, Queen LaTifah, Madonna, Rick Astley,Andrae Crouch,Sandra Crouch,Michael Jackson,Curtis Stiger, Lisa Stansfield, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Reba Rambo, andDiana Ross.She has dozens of gold and platinum albums to her credits encompassing artists from almost every genre. Howard landed one of her most profound gigs traveling the world withWhitney Houstonfrom 1992 to 2001, at the height of her career, The Bodyguard Era. During the early 2000s, Howard returned to songwriting, music production, mixing, and mastering and is currently singing (solo & background), composing, arranging and producing various artists/bands. In 2016 Pattie released 2 singles through her record label PH Balanced Music. "Jesus Is His Name" introduces Pattie's daughter Shekinah Nicole Howard in a contemporary gospel duet produced by Wow Jones and co produced by Pattie Howard. The second single titled "Feel Me, Heal Me" was also Produced by Wow Jones, written and arranged by Pattie Howard. Pattie Howard is featured in the Nick Broomfield Documentary Whitney Houston "Can I Be Me".[1][2]

Early life

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Howard, coming from a musical family, began studying violin at age seven and wrote her first composition, winning first place in the Cleveland public school classical competition citywide in her first year. Her mother, Sarah Howard Mayes played piano and was a member of several female gospel groups in her early years and her father, the late Rev. Frank Love also traveled as a gospel quartet singer. Pattie's brother, Michael Howard toured the world with Zola Taylor and The Platters, and her sister Sharlene Grahm-Hairston was well known in the gospel community for her rich contralto voice, singing with The Aaron Holbrook Singers and The James Wade Singers of Cleveland Ohio. Pattie recorded her first song at age 13 as a lead singer in the gospel group "All God's Children" along with her sister Sederia "CD" Graves and began singing professionally at age 17, traveling worldwide with various major artists. At the age of 19, Pattie formed her first band with the help of her sister and Manager Eva Brown called Pattie Love and Fun, in Los Angeles California. It was during this time that her writing and arrangement skills surfaced again, and her career as a solo artist began to emerge. Her first solo recording was entitled "Second Thoughts". Many of Howard's earlier credits are listed as "Francine Howard" before she settled on the stage name of "Pattie Howard".

Music career

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RCA records

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In 1985, Pattie came to the attention of Lonnie Simmons, President of Total Experience/RCA Records, home of legendary artists The Gap Band, Yarborough and Peoples, and Penny Ford. Mr. Simmons offered Pattie Howard a recording contract to produce and record her self-titled debut album-Pattie Howard,a collection of the first songs ever written and produced by Ms. Howard. "Selfish", was the first single released fromPattie Howard.[3][4][5]

Light records

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In 1991, after catching the attention of then-presidentRalph Carmichael,Howard was offered another major record deal. Howard released her second album,The Vision,onLight Records,which at the time was home toAndrae Crouch,Edwin Hawkins,Walter HawkinsandKurt Carr.[6]The album was co-produced by Grammy Award winning Gospel LegendAndrae CrouchandKeith Crouchwho is known for his work with singerBrandy Norwood.[7]

Tours and current events

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Shortly afterThe Visionwas released, Pattie was hired to tour the world with singerWhitney HoustononThe Bodyguard World Tour.She continued to tour with Houston and other artists throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Discography

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Solo

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  • Pattie Howard– 1985 RCA
  • The Vision– 1991 Light Records
  • "Jesus Is His Name Featuring Shekinah Nicole" – 2016 PH Balanced Music
  • "Heal Me" – 2016 PH Balanced Music

Studio sessions

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Under the name Francine Howard

Under the name Pattie Howard[9]

Tours and performances

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References

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  1. ^"Pattie Howard".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  2. ^"Francine Howard".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  3. ^Billboard. Vol.97 No.45 pg. 64
  4. ^"iTunes Music – Pattie Howard by Pattie Howard".iTunes Store. January 1, 1985.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  5. ^"List of all Master Recordings owned by Minder Records".Minder Music.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  6. ^"Pattie Howard".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  7. ^"The Songs of Keith Crouch".Archived fromthe originalon May 8, 2008.RetrievedMay 23,2011.
  8. ^"Francine Howard".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  9. ^"Pattie Howard".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  10. ^"QUINCY JONES – Back on the Block".Sanjose72.com.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  11. ^"El DeBarge – In The Storm CD Album".Cduniverse.com. March 17, 1992.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
  12. ^McIver, Denise L. (August 24, 1993)."Variety Reviews – Whitney Houston – Legit Reviews – – Review by Denise L. McIver".Variety.RetrievedFebruary 14,2012.
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