Rod Temperton
Rodney Lynn "Rod" Temperton (born October 9, 1949 in Cleethorpes , † September / October 2016 in London ) was a British songwriter , music producer and musician . He wrote, among many other compositions, the title Thriller for Michael Jackson and other hits for his album of the same name, Thriller , which is currently the best-selling music album.
biography
Temperton attended De Aston School in Market Rasen . In 1972 Temperton and Bernd Springer, who was looking for a keyboard player through a newspaper advertisement, founded the soul cover band Sundown Carousel in Worms . With their band they toured clubs and GI bars in Mannheim . During the 1970s Temperton met Quincy Jones . In the early 1980s Temperton left Worms for Beverly Hills . He wrote and composed for numerous artists a. a. Donna Summer , Herbie Hancock , Aretha Franklin , George Benson , LL Cool J and Mariah Carey and was a founding member of the funk band Heatwave . He received an Oscar nomination for Miss Celie's Blues (Sister) , which he composed with Jones for the film The Color Purple .
Works
Extract of some of Temperton's works:
- Michael Jackson - Rock with You, Off the Wall, Burn This Disco Out, Baby Be Mine, The Lady In My Life, Thriller, Someone in the Dark, Hot Street
- Heatwave - Boogie Nights, The Groove Line, Gangsters of the Groove, Lettin 'It Loose, Always and Forever, Keep Tomorrow for Me
- James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There
- Tamia - You Put a Move on My Heart
- Rufus - Masterjam, Live in Me
- Donna Summer - Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger), Livin 'In America, Love Is Just a Breath Away
- Quincy Jones - The Dude , Razzamatazz, Somethin 'Special, Turn On the Action, The Secret Garden, Soundtrack Die Farbe Lila , Back on the Block , Baby Come to Me, You Put a Move on My Heart, Q's Jook Joint
- Herbie Hancock - Lite Me Up, Getting to the Good Part, Motor Mouth
- Aretha Franklin - Livin 'in the Streets
- Jeffrey Osborne - We Belong to Love
- Bob James - Sign of the Times, The Steamin 'Feelin'
- The Manhattan Transfer - Mystery, The Spice of Life
- George Benson - Give Me the Night, Love x Love
- James Ingram - It's Your Night
- Anita Baker - Mystery
- Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One, Do You Love Me ?, The Genie
- Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
- Karen Carpenter - Lovelines, If We Try
- LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men - Hey Lover
- Mýa - Man in my Life
- C + C Music Factory - Share That Beat of Love
- Angie Stone - Lovers' Ghetto
- Mariah Carey - I'm That Chick
Web links
- Rod Temperton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rod Temperton, songwriter behind Thriller, this in: The Guardian on October 5, 2016
- ↑ Statement on the passing of legendary songwriter Rod Temperton by Jon Platt in: wmg.com on October 5, 2016
- ↑ Rod Temperton, songwriter who wrote Michael Jackson's Thriller - obituary in: The Telegraph on October 5, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Rod Temperton on allmusic.com
- ^ ACE Repertory: Writer Rod Temperton at ascap.com
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SURNAME | Temperton, Rod |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Temperton, Rodney Lynn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British songwriter, record producer and musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleethorpes , England |
DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: September 2016 or October 2016 |