Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (February 28, 1949 – May 30, 1996)[1] was an American singer and songwriter most notable for his collaborations with Leon Ware.
Ross collaborated with songwriter Leon Ware and, together, the duo wrote hits for artists such as Michael Jackson, The Miracles and Marvin Gaye.
[2] Frustrated with the business, Ross retired from music in the early 1980s, returning to Detroit, where he lived in seclusion, even from family members.
During the weekend of June 22–23, 1996,[2] police found the decaying bodies of Ross and his wife, Patricia Ann Robinson, in a basement inside a dilapidated home in Oak Park, Michigan, a suburb bordering Detroit, on W Rue Versailles Dr Apt C, known for its homicides and violent crime.
"I Want You" has been covered by the late Robert Palmer, Madonna, Michael McDonald, and even Diana Ross herself on her 2007 album I Love You.