Norman Whitfield, the Grammy-winning songwriter and forward-thinking producer who helped shape the direction of R&B; and soul music at Motown Records in the 1960s and '70s, died Tuesday.

Norman Whitfield, one of the underappreciated pillars from the golden age of Motown Records, died Tuesday from complications of diabetes. He was reported to be 65.

As a singer he was a one-hit wonder. But teaming with Norman Whitfield, he wrote a string of hits for others, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” By Neil Genzlinger Barrett Strong ...

Norman Whitfield, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter who as producer of the Temptations helped create the Motown sound and was one of the most prolific hitmakers of the 1960s and early 1970s ...

Norman Whitfield, the Motown writer/producer who died Tuesday at age 65, was one of those guys who could just plain flat-out make a great radio record.

Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote a string of classics including "War" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 67.

While Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier defined "The Sound Of Young America" which was championed by mid-sixties Tamla Motown, the songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield took Berry Gordy ...

Norman was born on May 22, 1941, in Bowling Green to the late Violet and Willy B. Whitfield. He grew up in Bowling Green. Norman entered the U.S. Air Force on June 1, 1961.

Norman Whitfield, a Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and arranger for Motown Records whose many hits, including the signature song "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," helped solidify the Motown ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Whitfield, the songwriter and producer who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including “War,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” and “I Heard It ...

“Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work,” Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement.

“Barrett was not only a great singer and piano player, but he, along with his writing partner Norman Whitfield, created an incredible body of work,” Motown founder Berry Gordy said in a statement.