Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong’s classic “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” best known for its version by soul icon Marvin Gaye, is one of popular music’s greatest examples of how a ...

With “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” they provided an up-tempo, call-and-response hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips and a dark, hypnotic ballad for Marvin Gaye, his 1968 version becoming ...

Some days, I think “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” was the greatest single of the ’60s. Some days, I think it’s the best song that ever hit #1. It’s a master-class in pop music tension.

A video of Gaye singing his mega hit “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” has been making its rounds on social media, but the difference in this version and the one most people are familiar with ...

Meet the Writers Behind the Song. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, in 1940, Whitfield moved to Detroit, Michigan, as a teenager with his family, setting the stage for his future success in music.

Barrett Strong, Motown’s First Hitmaker and ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ Songwriter, Dies at 81 ...