MTV.com News — The singer/actress often told press that her family kept her grounded while she rocketed to fame.By Jennifer Vineyard Darnell Donerson and Julian King Photo: myspace.com/jenniferhudson With the announcement late Monday afternoon that the b... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — For me, the time to listen to the Four Tops was always at night, alone and in the dark. Their sound, possibly more than any Motown act, was the sound of yearning and longing, sometimes with a happy ending, sometimes not. But it was also the sound o... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ish said... Jazz & other rarities: Big Black And His Congregation, If You're Diggin' What You're Doin' Keep On Doin' What You're Diggin', 1971 The Temptations, Masterpiece, 1973 Sunbirds (Klaus... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Mojo 4 Music — When the late Norman Whitfield found a way to play all the great quintet’s aces. more info

Rolling Stone — Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield, who helped craft some of the Detroit label’s biggest hits, died Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Hospital. He was 65. While an exact cause of death wasn’t revealed, Whitfield reportedly suffe... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — Playing Detroit for the first time in October of 1975, on the Born To Run tour, Springsteen did an incredible, one off version of the Norman Whitfield written, Temptations classic, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," as a duet with "Miami" Steve Van Zandt. It... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — "I Heard It Through The Grapevine." "Aint Too Proud To Beg." "I Wish It Would Rain." "Papa Was A Rolling Stone." "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep." "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)."Those are just a handful of songs written by the great Norman W... more info

Pitchfork — Norman Whitfield, songwriter, producer, and a chief architect of Motown Records' sound in the mid-to-late 1960s and early 70s, passed away in Los Angeles yesterday (September 16), according to various reports. He had recently emerged from a coma afte... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield, who helped create some of the legendary label's most important anthems, including Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone... more info

Idolator — Norman Whitfield, a songwriter and producer who helped push the Motown Sound into the world of "psychedelic soul," passed away in Los Angeles earlier this week after developing complications from diabetes. Whitfield co-wrote "I Heard It Through The G... more info