DeWayne Julius Rogers (May 9, 1948[1] – August 22, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
A native of Los Angeles,[1] Rogers was eldest of five children born to Eula Bonds and the Rev.
[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.