Rod Temperton
Rod Temperton | |
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Temperton in a 2006 BBC Television programme | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rodney Lynn Temperton |
| Also known as | The Invisible Man |
| Born | 9 October 1949 Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 25 September 2016 (aged 66) London, England |
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| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1974–2016 |
| Formerly of | Heatwave |
Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer.
Temperton was the keyboardist and principal songwriter for the 1970s funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "Star of a Story", "Always and Forever", "Boogie Nights", and "The Groove Line". After he was recruited by record producer Quincy Jones, Temperton wrote three hit songs for Jones' protégé Michael Jackson: "Thriller", "Off the Wall", and "Rock with You". He also wrote songs for George Benson, including "Give Me the Night" and "Love X Love", along with Patti Austin and James Ingram's US number-one single "Baby, Come to Me", among others.
Temperton wrote the soundtrack for the 1986 film Running Scared. In 1991 he won a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for Birdland.