music · 12 May 1940 · 85 years ago
birth Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown. Collaborated with Barrett Strong on such hits as, I Heard It through the Grapevine, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, (I Know) I'm Losing You, Cloud Nine, War, Papa Was a Rolling Stone and Car Wash. He died on September 16, 2008.