Rod Temperton, songwriter behind Thriller, dies

British writer of the huge Michael Jackson hit, who also worked with Quincy Jones, Anita Baker and Aretha Franklin, has died of cancer at the age of 66Rod Temperton, the British songwriter behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Rock With You, has died aged 66.Jon Platt, the chairman of music publisher Warner/Chappell said Temperton died in London last week following “a brief aggressive battle with cancer”. Continue reading...