Band: Heatwave
Position: songwriter/keyboardist
Died: Sept. 30, 2016
Cause of death: cancer
Age: 66
Distinction: Wrote "Boogie Nights" (No. 2, 1976) and "Always and Forever" (No. 9, 1977) for Heatwave; "Rock with You" (No. 1, 1980) and "Thriller" (No. 4, 1983) for Michael Jackson; "Stomp" (No. 7, 1980) for the Brothers Johnson; and "Give Me the Night" (No. 4, 1980) for George Benson.
