Temperton penned some of Jacko's most beloved songs, including this one from Off the Wall.. English composer/keyboardist Rod Temperton passed away last week at the age of 66 after a short battle with ...

Temperton wrote some of the most iconic pop songs of the 1970s and '80s, including Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Rock With You." 'Thriller' Songwriter Rod Temperton Dies At 66 Rod Temperton has ...

Rod Temperton has been called pop music's "Invisible Man" because few knew his name. But his songs were megahits in the 1970s and 80s. Along with big hair, wide lapels and bell bottoms, his music ...

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