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Biography Early years. Rodney Lynn Temperton was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, on 9 October 1949. Interviewed for the BBC Radio 2 documentary The Invisible Man: the Rod Temperton Story, he said that he was a musician from an early age: "My father wasn't the kind of person who would read you a story before you went off to sleep.
Rod Temperton was a British artist who wrote and produced many hit songs for Heatwave, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones and others. See his biography, works, original songs and covers by other artists.
TitleWritten ByOriginally ByOriginal Date19761976November 30, 1982September 14, 1981- October 9, 1947
- September 25, 2016
Oct 5, 2016 · Rod Temperton, who wrote Michael Jackson's hit singles \"Thriller,\" \"Rock With You\" and \"Off the Wall,\" died in 2016 following a cancer battle. He also penned songs for Karen Carpenter, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock and more.
Oct 6, 2016 · Temperton died of cancer last week in London, according to a statement from his publisher. He was 66. Rod Temperton backstage during rehearsals for the "We are the Future" all-star humanitarian ...
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Oct 5, 2016 · Rod Temperton and his disco band Heatwave, February 1976. Left to right: guitarist Eric Johns (front), keyboard player Rod Temperton, singer Keith Wilder, bassist Mario Mantese, drummer Ernest ...
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Oct 5, 2016 · Rod Temperton, the British songwriter best known for Michael Jackson's Thriller and Rock With You, has died. Temperton died in London last week at the age of 66 after "a brief aggressive battle ...
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Oct 6, 2016 · Rod Temperton was the musician and songwriter who wrote "Thriller" and "Rock With You" for Michael Jackson, "Give Me The Night" by George Benson, the James Ingram and Michael McDonald duet "Yah Mo ...
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