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The Invisible Man of Music: How Rod Temperton Shaped Pop History — DeepCutsArchive
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The Invisible Man of Music: How Rod Temperton Shaped Pop History

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English musician, songwriter and composer Rod Temperton has influenced music without a lot of fanfare, so he kicked off his career as the keyboardist and principal songwriter for Heatwave. Writing Boogie Nights and this classic. After Heatwave, he wanted to get out of the spotlight and focus exclusively on songwriting, even earning the nickname The Invisible Man. And in 1979, Quincy Jones recruited him to write some songs for Michael Jackson's first solo bet. He also wrote the title track. He also wrote the title track to Thriller, among other songs on that album wrote George Benson and also wrote this number one hit. Rod Temperton folks, huge influence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Temperton https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2016/10/06/496857847/remembering-the-invisible-man-10-rod-temperton-classics https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rod-temperton-thriller-songwriter-dead-at-66-116248/ Heatwave - Always And Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MizwAF_az84 Heatwave - Boogie Nights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ2KWllZYTY Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0 James Ingram & Patti Austin - "Baby Come To Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPEEWDXe-EM



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Rodney Lynn Temperton was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer.

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