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

NME — Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield has died aged 65 after suffering from diabetes and other illnesses. more info

MTV.com News — Whitfield co-wrote and produced 'Heard It Through the Grapevine,' 'Just My Imagination,' 'Papa Was a Rollin' Stone' and many other classics.By Jem Aswad Norman Whitfield, circa 1970 Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Norman Whitfiel... more info

Soul Sides — Raphael Saadiq: 100 Yard DashFrom The Way I See It (Sony, 2008)Having been in the music industry since the '80s, Raphael Saadiq has been a part of numerous hits, whether his own solo work, with Tony! Toni! Toné!, or by others (D'Angelo, Bilal, Jos... more info