Whitfield, Norman

LC control no.	n 94035379
Personal name heading	Whitfield, Norman *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Found in	His 1990 [SR] p1973: label (Norman Whitfield) Independent online ed., Sept. 18, 2008 (Norman Whitfield; b. Norman Jesse Whitfield, 1943, New York; d. Aug. [i.e. Sept.] 16, 2008, Los Angeles; songwriter and producer who added a political edge to Motown) Los Angeles times WWW site, Sept. 18, 2008 (Norman Whitfield; b. 1941, New York, according to voter registration records; d. Tuesday [Sept. 16, 2008], Los Angeles, aged 67; 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) New York times WWW site, Sept. 19, 2008 (Norman Whitfield; b. May 12, 1940, Harlem; d. Tuesday [Sept. 16, 2008], Los Angeles, aged 68; 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 sound in the 1960s and afterward)