Rod Temperton, the British songwriter who penned hits for Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, and more, passed away at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer. Warner/Chappell CEO Jon Platt ...

Reporting from London — Rod Temperton, a British-born musician and songwriter with a singular knack for pop-funk who wrote the Michael Jackson classic “Thriller,” “Rock With You” and many other hits, ...

The songwriter, who died last week, might be best known for penning Michael Jackson's "Rock With You" and "Thriller," but he also notched smashes for Donna Summer, Michael McDonald and others. By ...

Rod Temperton originally made his mark as a member of Heatwave – but went on to write Michael Jackson’s Thriller (Picture: PA) Songwriter Rod Temperton – whose best-known works included Michael ...

Rod Temperton, the influential songwriter responsible for harnessing the power of disco grooves in service of precisely measured pop songs, may have been best known for his work with Michael Jackson ...

LONDON-- Songwriter and musician Rod Temperton, who wrote “Thriller” and other Michael Jackson classics as well as the rhythm and blues standard “Always and Forever,” has died of cancer in London at ...

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 ...

LONDON (CBS/AP) — Rod Temperton, a British-born musician and songwriter with a singular knack for pop-funk who wrote the Michael Jackson classics "Thriller," ''Rock With You" and many other hits, has ...