The White British Disco Lyricist Who Wrote Hits for Michael Jackson, George Benson and Others [60min]
Rod Temperton is a gentle-mannered white man from Cleethorpes, a North Sea resort in central England. Outside the music industry virtually nobody has heard of him, but everyone knows his songs, including: Thriller, Give Me The Night, Boogie Nights and Off the Wall. This programme charts his journey from Cleethorpes to Los Angeles, with contributions from Quincy Jones, George Benson, Patti Austin and many more.
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