DeWayne Julius Rogers (May 9, 1948"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. – August 22, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter,

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, and

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Biography

A native of Los Angeles, Rogers was eldest of five children born to Eula Bonds and the Rev. Julius Cesar Rogers. He began singing at age three and later played keyboards and sang with his father's House of Refuge Church of God in Christ. He was best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me", a charting single from his 1975

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album ''It's Good to Be Alive''.

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut ...

's cover of the song was the first single from her album ''

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'', released by WEA and Elektra Entertainment in June 1999. He died in 2020 at the age of 72.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

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