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Rod Temperton

1949 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Temperton is the 2,205th most popular musician (down from 2,020th in 2019), the 5,670th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,102nd in 2019) and the 368th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Rod Temperton ranks 2,205 out of 3,175. Before him are Merle Travis, Earl Hooker, St. Vincent, Billy Higgins, Jeffrey Hammond, and Dee Palmer. After him are Kenny Garrett, Hiro Yamamoto, Susanna Mälkki, John Edwards, Shawn Drover, and Michael Landau.

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Among people born in 1949, Rod Temperton ranks 703. Before him are Michael Wenden, Leon Rippy, Leslie Feinberg, Serhiy Novikov, Rogelio Farías, and Pierre Bayonne. After him are Ian Livingstone, Barriemore Barlow, Bert Vogelstein, Tapio Kantanen, Ronald M. Evans, and Janusz Pyciak-Peciak. Among people deceased in 2016, Rod Temperton ranks 534. Before him are Abu Omar al-Shishani, Daniel Willems, Elizaveta Glinka, Andrew Sachs, Clyde Lovellette, and Ashot Anastasian. After him are Toimi Pitkänen, Henry Worsley, Patrick Manning, Bill Johnson, M. Balamuralikrishna, and Nené.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rod Temperton ranks 5,672 out of 8,785. Before him are George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Dee Palmer (1937), James Abbott (1807), Andrew Flintoff (1977), Billy Liddell (1922), and Catherine Tate (1968). After him are Dick King-Smith (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Ray Noble (1903), Andy Auld (1900), and Graham Watson (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rod Temperton ranks 368. Before him are Dominic Howard (1977), Steve Rothery (1959), Peter Giles (1944), Andy Powell (1950), Jeffrey Hammond (1946), and Dee Palmer (1937). After him are John Edwards (1953), Barriemore Barlow (1949), Peter Christopherson (1955), John Evan (1948), Des'ree (1968), and Tom Chaplin (1979).

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