R.I.P. Motown Producer/Songwriter Norman Whitfield

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 after struggling with complications from diabetes. The Associated Press reports that he was 67. Whitfield is best known for his hand in writing and producing several of Motown's biggest hits, including Gladys Knight & the Pips' (and, later, Marvin Gaye's...

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