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, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
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 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.
Discography Studio albums Year Album Chart positions[] Record label US USR&B 1973 D. J. Rogers — — Shelter Records 1975 It's Good to Be Alive — 36 RCA Records 1976 On the Road Again 175 49 1977 Love, Music and Life — — 1978 Love Brought Me Back — 54 Columbia Records 1979 Trust Me — — ARC Records 1980 The Message Is Still The Same — — ARC Records 1982 Hope Songs Vol. I — — Hope Song Records
Singles Year Single Chart positions[] US USR&B1976 "Let My Life Shine" — 78 "Say You Love Me" 98 511978 "All My Love" — 87 "Love Brought Me Back" — 201980 "Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up" — 47 "Love Cycles" — 44 "She Believes in Me" — 66
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/24/d-j-rogers-an-underappreciated-soul-music-talent-dies-at-72/