D. J. Rogers

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DeWayne Julius Rogers (May 9, 1948[1] – August 22, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Biography

A native of Los Angeles,[1] Rogers was eldest of five children born to Eula Bonds and the Rev. Julius Cesar Rogers.[2][1] He began singing at age three and later played keyboards and sang with his father's House of Refuge Church of God in Christ.[2]

He was best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me", a charting single from his 1975 RCA album It's Good to Be Alive. Natalie Cole's cover of the song was the first single from her album Snowfall on the Sahara, released by WEA and Elektra Entertainment in June 1999.

He died in 2020 at the age of 72.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumChart positions[4]Record label
USUSR&B
1973D. J. Rogers——Shelter Records
1975It's Good to Be Alive—36RCA Records
1976On the Road Again17549
1977Love, Music and Life——
1978Love Brought Me Back—54Columbia Records
1979Trust Me——ARC Records
1980The Message Is Still The Same——ARC Records
1982Hope Songs Vol. I——Hope Song Records

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[5]
USUSR&B
1976"Let My Life Shine"—78
"Say You Love Me"9851
1978"All My Love"—87
"Love Brought Me Back"—20
1980"Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up"—47
"Love Cycles"—44
"She Believes in Me"—66

References

  1. 123"California, Birth Index, 1905-1995", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL67-B8W : 27 November 2014), Dewayne Julius Rogers, 09 May 1948; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  2. 12Galloway, A. Scott (August 27, 2020). "D.J. Rogers (72), Singer's Singer of Sacred Soul Has Passed But His Spirit Keeps "Pressing On"". California Eagle. p. A13. ProQuest 2516960025. D.J.'s mother was Eula. Upon Eula's passing, the senior Rogers married Wanda Rogers who helped raise all of his children. [...] D.J. Rogers is best known for composing, singing, producing and arranging one of the most poignant ballads of '70s Soul: 'Say You Love Me.' This achingly vulnerable and sincere slice of Gospel-rooted R&B devotion - introduced on D.J.'s benchmark sophomore album, "It's Good to Be Alive" (RCA - 1975) - was later recorded by Natalie Cole, Jennifer Holliday, CeCe Rogers and DanishAmerican star, Zindy. The song was also sampled, 'chopped-n-screwed' style, for the hit single/video "I Don't ···· With You" by rapper Big Sean. [...]
  3. ↑"D.J. Rogers, an underappreciated soul music talent, dies at 72". The Mercury News. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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