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‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs
The Observer 08 Nov 2024
Herb Alpert ... He was real ... We did a lot of amazing things working with [Cleethorpes-born songwriter] Rod Temperton, who didn’t read or write music but he would sing ideas; he and Quincy just created this style between the two of them, a secret language.
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Quincy Jones leaves behind iconic music legacy, from 'Thriller' to 'We Are the World'
Oakridger 04 Nov 2024
The success of "Off the Wall" also includes songwriting contributions from Heatwave's Rod Temperton, whom Jones invited to contribute the title track and "Rock with You." Temperton and Jones would ...
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A timeline of Quincy Jones’ career in 15 essential songs
The Los Angeles Times 04 Nov 2024
George Benson, ‘Give Me the Night’ (1980) Having drafted Rod Temperton of Heatwave to write for Jackson’s “Off the Wall” LP, Jones drew on Temperton’s talents again for this perky disco-soul jam by ...
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'Thriller' single wasn't meant to be. What to know about Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones' legacy
IndyStar 04 Nov 2024
Music titan Quincy Jones dead at 91. Quincy Jones passed away on Sunday, according to his publicist Arnold Robinson ... on Jan ... The single was written by Rod Temperton of R&B band Heatwave (“Boogie Nights,” “Always and Forever”), and produced by Jones ...
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From Elvis to Donna to Stevie: how hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history
The Observer 04 Nov 2024
It was Jones who brought former Heatwave keyboardist Rod Temperton in as a songwriter – he contributed six tracks to Off The Wall and Thriller, including Rock With You, and the title tracks of both ...
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Janis Siegel, Grammy-winning Manhattan Transfer vocalist, singing in Ann Arbor this week
Detroit Free Press 23 Oct 2024
... “Operator,” “Chanson D’Amour,” “Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone,” “Spice of Life” and smoky Rod Temperton ballad “Mystery,” later covered by Detroit’s own Anita Baker on the immortal “Rapture” album.
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‘Sing: Thriller’ Short Film Debuts on Netflix This Week
The Wrap 15 Oct 2024
The “Sing” gang is returning, but probably not in the way you’d expect. “Sing ... 16 ... The logline reads ... The original, nearly 6-minute song featured music and lyrics by Rod Temperton ... Illumination’s next features include a sequel to “The Super Mario Bros ... .
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Exclusive: Tank Defends Stance On Chris Brown, Michael Jackson Debate On ‘One Song’ Podcast
Vibe Magazine 11 Sep 2024
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Deciding to become a tambourine man is my latest way to give back to Grimsby ...
The Guardian 24 May 2024
Decades later I found out that the person who wrote this song, Rod Temperton, was a former fish filleter, born down the road from that now-defunct nightspot ... I love the pictures of Rod next ...
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Single Review: Alexia Gardner Brings Startling Emotion To Her Interpretation Of The Soul And Blues Song ‘miss Celie’s Blues’
All About Jazz 04 Jan 2024
‘Miss Celie’s Blues’ (sometimes just called ‘Sister’) was written by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton, along with help from Lionel Richie, for Steven Spielberg’s film ...
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A Composer Breaks Down The Music Theory Behind Jung Kook’s “Standing Next To You”
Stereogum 26 Dec 2023
truly creative, thoughtfully crafted melodies and chord progressions ... It uses harmonic vocabulary reminiscent of songwriters like Rod Temperton (Michael Jackson), David Foster (Earth, Wind & Fire), and Jan Kincaid (The Brand New Heavies) ... maddala.
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Hastings Tribune
22 Dec 2023
‘The Color Purple’ review: First-class performers. So why does the musical version feel less authentic ...
This new movie stars the powerhouse Fantasia Barrino, who replaced LaChanze as Celie in the original Broadway run ... The new film also interpolates the Quincy Jones/Rod Temperton/Lionel Richie tune from the ‘85 film, “Miss Celie’s Blues” (aka “Sister”).
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40 years of ‘Rockit,’ how Herbie Hancock elevated hip-hop onto a new pedestal
The Grio 01 Aug 2023
After his 1982 album “Lite Me Up,” featuring compositions from Rod Temperton (“Thriller,” “Give Me the Night”), failed to impact pop or R&B radio, the pianist found inspiration from an emerging movement ... .
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Songs For You: Lucy O’Brien’s Ten Essential Karen Carpenter Tracks
The Quietus 11 Mar 2023
Forty years on from Karen’s tragic early death from anorexia, Lucy O’Brien’s biography Lead Sister reframes the musician’s life and legacy ... All I Can Do ... She’s responsive to Rod Temperton’s fluid arrangement and sax player Michael Brecker’s jazz tones.
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