Rod Temperton Music

📀In honour of Rod Temperton (1949-2016). • 🧟‍♂️Thriller🧟‍♀️ • Off the Wall • Give Me the Night

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Happy 68th Birthday to Chaka Khan!🎂
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#chakakhan #happybirthday

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Wishing George Benson a Happy 78th Birthday!🎂
#georgebenson #happybirthday

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Happy 88th Birthday to the one and only Quincy Jones!🎂
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#quincyjones #happybirthday #rodtemperton

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On this day in 2009, the Library of Congress inducted “Thriller” into the US National Film Registry. This short film is the only music video to receive this prestigious recognition. https://t.co/OscqVAdKQU

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ celebrates its #38thanniversary today! It was released on November 30th, 1982 by Epic Records and was produced by Quincy Jones, co-produced by Michael Jackson and audio engineered by Bruce Swedien.
#thriller #michaeljackson

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Heatwave’s fourth studio album ‘Candles’ celebrates its 40th Anniversary this month!🕯
#heatwave #rodtemperton

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RIP Bruce Swedien💔(April 19, 1934 – November 16, 2020).
#BruceSwedien

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Qwest/Warner Bros. Records released Quincy Jones’ album ‘Back on the Block’ 31 years ago this month! All tracks were produced by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton.
#rodtemperton #quincyjones #backontheblock #31stanniversary

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‘E.T. the Extra Terrestrial’ audiobook and soundtrack album celebrates its #38thanniversary today. Narrated by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones, music by John Williams. Original song written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and Rod Temperton.

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🧟‍♂️Happy Halloween!🧟‍♀️
#thriller #michaeljackson #michaeljacksonthriller #rodtemperton #quincyjones #halloween #happyhalloween

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October 9th, Rod would have celebrated his 71st birthday today 🎂.
#rodtemperton #happybirthday #71

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Patti Austin’s album ‘Every Home Should Have One’ celebrates its #39thanniversary today! It was released on the 28th of September, 1981 by Qwest Records. Rod wrote four songs for the album which included: ‘Do You Love Me’, ‘Love Me to Death’, ‘Baby, Come to Me’ and ‘The Genie’.

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Remembering the one and only Rod Temperton today, who passed away on this day 4 years ago, September 25th, 2016 🕊. Where would the world be without his music and the almighty Thriller?
#rodtemperton #thriller #rip #michaeljackson #quincyjones

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August 29th, Michael would’ve celebrated his 62nd birthday 🎈.
(1958-2009)
Forever in our hearts.
#happybirthday #michaeljackson #kingofpop #foreverinourhearts #wemissyou #62ndbirthday

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Off The Wall’ celebrates its #41stanniversary today! It was released on August 10, 1979. ‘Off the Wall’ peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and was an enormous commercial success, with Billboard additionally ranking it as the third best-selling album of 1980.

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George Benson’s ‘Give Me the Night’ celebrates its #40thanniversary today! It was released on August 9th, 1980. It charted at #1 on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums Chart as well as #3 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
#rodtemperton #georgebenson #givemethenight

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Aretha Franklin’s 27th studio album ‘Love All The Hurt Away’ celebrates its #39thanniversary today! Rod Temperton wrote one song for the album titled ‘Livin’ in the Streets’, it featured as the third track out of ten.
#arethafranklin #loveallthehurtaway #rodtemperton

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Remembering Luther Vandross 15 years on (April 20, 1951 - July 1, 2005)🕊.
#luthervandross #15thanniversary #rip #rodtemperton

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Remembering co-founder and lead vocalist of Heatwave Johnnie Wilder Jr. today 🕊, (3 July 1949 - 17 May 2006).
📸: Johnnie Wilder Jr. in 1979.
📷: Fin Costello
#johnniewilderjr #rodtemperton #heatwave #14thanniversary

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The Brothers Johnson’s ‘Light Up the Night’ celebrates its 40th Anniversary today! The album was produced by Quincy Jones and released by A&M Records. Rod Temperton co-wrote 5 tracks, and solely wrote 2 (“Treasure” and “All About the Heaven”).