Elvis Costello, Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper and Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds are being considered for this year’s induction to the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
The organisation announced its 2015 nominees and others amongst those being considered include Tom Petty, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Toby Keith and Steven Winwood.
Non-performing songwriters also nominated are those such as Bobby Braddock, Rudy Clark and Rod Temperton, who co-wrote Michael Jackson classic ‘Thriller’.
In addition, writing duos Sloan and Steve Barri, Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia, Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, and Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell could also be inducted.
The lucky inductees are to be selected in a gala in New York next June.
2014 inductees include Jim Weatherly (‘Midnight Train To Georgia’), Graham Gouldman of 10cc and The Kinks’ Ray Davies.
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Michael Jackson: How Rod Temperton Invented Thriller
He came up with the title Thriller after being asked to work on the album by Quincy Jones, the American MUSIC PRODUCER.
Originally Temperton had called it Starlight but Jones asked him to come up with another title.
Temperton once said: “”I went back to the hotel, wrote two or three hundred titles and came up with Midnight Man.
“The next morning I woke up and I just said this word. Something in my head just said, ‘This is the title’.
“You could visualise it at the top of the Billboard charts. You could see the merchandising for this one word, how it jumped off the page as ‘Thriller’.”
Thriller has sold an estimated 109 million copies worldwide.
Jones had got it touch after hearing Boogie Nights, which Temperton had written as the debut single for Heatwave, a disco band he joined after spotting a local newspaper advertisement.
At the time he joined Heatwave, Temperton had been working in a much less glamorous industry – in the Ross Foods frozen fish factory in Grimsby, Lincs.
Now 61, Temperton has made himself rich by writing a string of hits not only for the King of Pop but also for other stars including Donna Summer, Mariah Carey and Mica Paris.
He lives on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, which boasts the actors George Clooney, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Willis as residents.
He also has homes in the South of France, Switzerland, Fiji, and a Kent.
Tracklist 1. The Secret Garden – Quincy Jones 2. The Lady in My Life – Michael Jackson 3. Turn Out The Lamplight – George Benson 4. You Put A Move On My Heart – – Mica Paris 5. Always & Forever – Heatwave 6. Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart – Patti Austin 7. Happiness Togetherness – Heatwave 8. Star of the Story – Heatwave 9. Baby, Come to Me – James Ingram & Patti Austin 10. Mind Blowing Decisions (12in) – Heatwave 11. Mind What You Find – Heatwave 12. Razzle Dazzle – Heatwave 13. Lay It On Me – Heatwave 14. Aint No Half Steppin – Heatwave 15. Super Soul Sister – Heatwave 16. Share My Love – Heatwave 17. Ill Be Good To You Good For You Soul – Quincy Jones 18. Therm Warfare – Heatwave 19. Sign Of The Times – Bob – James 20. Naturally – Heatwave 21. CENTRAL HEATING – Heatwave 22. Send Out For Sunshine – Heatwave 23. Find it in your heart – Heatwave 24. Back On The Block (ft. Big Daddy Kane, Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel) – Quincy Jones 25. Once In A Lifetime Groove (12in) – New Edition 26. Posin Til Closin – Heatwave 27. Baby Be Mine – Michael Jackson 28. Spice Of Life – Manhattan Transfer 29. Lettin It Loose – Heatwave 30. Give Me The Night – George Benson 31. Jitterbuggin – Heatwave 32. Turn Around – Heatwave 33. Gangsters Of The Groove – Heatwave 34. State To State – Heatwave 35. Too Hot To Handle!! – Heatwave 36. The Big Guns – Heatwave 37. Eyeballing – Heatwave 38. Rock with you – Michael Jackson 39. Love X Love – George Benson 40. Sweet Freedom – Michael McDonald 41. All Talked Out – Heatwave 42. Goin Crazy – Heatwave 43. Yah Mo Be There ( Jellybeans 12_ Remix ) – James Ingram 44. Masterjam – Rufus & Chaka Khan 45. Thriller – Michael Jackson 46. K.I.S.S.I.N.G (Heat Of Passion Mix) – Siedah Garrett 47. Off the Wall – Michael Jackson 48. Boogie Nights – Heatwave 49. Stomp – The Brothers Johnson 50. The Grooveline (ext remix) – Heatwave 51. Razzamatazz – Quincy Jones 52. Party Poops – Heatwave 53. Raise a Blaze – Heatwave 54. Hold On To The One – Heatwave 55. Off Broadway – George Benson 56. One Night Tan – Heatwave 57. Put The Word Out – Heatwave 58. You Keep Me Hanging On – Kim Wilde 59. Man Size Love (12in) – Klymaxx 60. Love Is In Control – Donna Summer 61. Party Suite – Heatwave
It's amazing it took this long for this to hapoen but ol' Rod is finally getting his just desserts. For all that he's contributed to music and how decorated his resume is, he's been an unsung artist for almost his entire career. His work with MH alone makes him one of the GOAT. But in any case...
I'm shocked it took that long? He should have been included for his MJ related work a long time ago. The lady in my life is probably my favorite of his.
I'm shocked it took that long? He should have been included for his MJ related work a long time ago. The lady in my life is probably my favorite of his.
yeah,I feel ya on that. The Lady in my Life is my all time favorite of his solo album ballads. Shoulda been a video and single imo.
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Long overdue!!!