| LC control no. | n 85151654 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Temperton, Rod |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | 1949-10-09 |
| Death date | 2016 |
| Place of birth | Cleethorpes (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Funk (Music) Disco music |
| Affiliation | Heatwave (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Lyricists Musicians Keyboard players Sound recording executives and producers |
| Found in | Michael Jackson's Thriller [MP] 1984: credits (music, Rod Temperton) Wikipedia, February 14, 2019 (Rod Temperton; Rodney Lynn Temperton; Grammy-winning English songwriter, record producer, and musician; born October 9, 1949, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England; died late September-early October 2016, London, England; was the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s R&B, funk, and disco band Heatwave; after being recruited by producer Quincy Jones, he wrote numerous songs performed and popularized by Michael Jackson (including Thriller), George Benson, and Patti Austin and James Ingraham) |
| Associated language | eng |
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