Michael Jackson's Thriller by the Numbers

Temperton wrote some of the most iconic pop songs of the 1970s and '80s, including Michael Jackson's Thriller and Rock With You

The British musician also wrote songs for Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker and Quincy Jones

who invented lottery The song caused a wave of protests from some listeners who didn't want “black” music on their station MTV also had a reputation for favoring

who found ipl ROD Temperton, the British songwriter behind the Michael Jackson hits Thriller and Rock With You, has died of cancer in London at 66