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Rodney Franklin Born 16 September 1958 Berkeley California Is An American Jazz Pianist And Composer. At The Age Of Just Six He Was Taking Jazz Piano Lessons At Washington Elementary School. He Was Taught By Dr Herb Wong Who Was A Jazz Journalist Disc Jockey And Music Teacher. Prior To Signing Up With CBS Records In 1978 Franklin Worked With John Handy In San Francisco As Well As Bill Summers Freddie Hubbard And Singer Marlena Shaw. His Debut CBS Album Was In The Center 1978 A Jazz Fusion Album Featuring "On The Path" And "I Like The Music Make It Hot". Although Only Aged 21 When He Recorded The Album He Had Already Developed His Own Sound Which Was Heavily Influenced By Famous Jazz Pianists McCoy Tyner And George Duke. Other Influences Were Chick Corea And Lonnie Liston Smith. In 1980 The Album You'll Never Know Saw Some Major Chart Success With "The Groove" It Reached Number 7 In The UK Singles Chart . The Track Was Released On Both 7" And 12" Format. It Created A Famous UK Dance Craze Called 'The Freeze' Which Was Started Up By DJ Chris Hill. Additional Albums Which Were Also Recorded On The CBS Label Have Included Rodney Franklin Released In 1980 Endless Flight 1981 Learning To Love 1982 Marathon 1984 Probably His Most Famous In The UK Produced By Bass Player Stanley Clarke 'Skydance' 1985 And 'It Takes Two' 1986 . In 1988 He Moved Over To The BMG Record Label And Recorded Diamond Inside Of You Which Introduced Vocals By Jennifer Holliday On The Single "Gotta Give It Up". In Addition Franklin Has Also Produced And Released An Album On Nova Records Called Love Dancin' In 1992. Albums In The Center Columbia 1979 You'll Never Know Columbia 1980 Rodney Franklin CBS 1980 Endless Flight CBS 1981 Learning To Love Columbia 1982 Marathon Columbia 1984 Skydance CBS 1985 Street Language CBS 1986 It Takes Two CBS 1986 Diamond Inside Of You Jive/Novus 1988 Love Dancin Nova 1992 read less