RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, R.I.P.

September 25, 2008 by tgrundy
Filed under: General/Misc 

“It was the 16th of September,
That day I’ll always remember,
‘Cause that was the day a legend died”

We lost another of the great ones last week, Norman Whitfield, former producer/songwriter with Motown back in the 60’s and 70’s. (BTW… I stole the opening above, paraphrasing the lyrics from Papa Was A Rolling Stone, from one of the comments (big ups to MeGaMoMa) on the Norman Whitfield post over on the Never Enough Rhodes blog; no I am not that clever {smile}, but it was very appropriate so I echo it over here)

If you have EVER heard one note of anything that came out of Motown during the 60s (and who among us haven’t?), then you have heard some of the genius that was is Norman Whitfield. Not only is he credited with being one of the creators of what we call the “Motown Sound”, he was one of the instrumental figures in the sub-genre referred to as “psychedelic soul”.

Today’s mix is a small selection of songs from the large variety of artists and groups that Norman produced and/or wrote during his legendary career. So, as we do here at Rhythms In Black Satin, let’s raise a toast to Norman Jesse Whitfield in remembrance and in thanks for all of the wonderful music and pleasure he has given us through the years.

Rest In Peace, Norman, you’ve earned it.

RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, R.I.P.
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Playlist: (song - artist - [time])

  1. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations [11:46]
  2. War - Edwin Starr [3:22]
  3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye [3:17]
  4. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Undisputed Truth [7:00]
  5. Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight and The Pips [3:04]
  6. Caught Up In The Race - Mammatapee [4:53]
  7. Car Wash - Rose Royce [5:09]
  8. Atomic Funk - Nytro [4:56]
  9. You + Me = Love - The Undisputed Truth [11:17]
  10. Born To Wander -Rare Earth [3:16]
  11. Smiling Faces - The Undisputed Truth [3:15]
  12. High On The Boogie - Stargard [5:29]
  13. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Rose Royce [3:31]
  14. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are - The Undisputed Truth [3:10]
  15. Ma - The Temptations [4:45]
  16. Never Let You Be Without Love - Willie Hutch [4:47]

Enjoy!

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4 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, R.I.P.

  1. DJ Diva on Fri, 26th Sep 2008 8:49 am

    2. Another brilliant tribute. Thank you for this TG

  2. WZJN on Sun, 28th Sep 2008 11:31 am

    3. What a great mix! I’m especially appreciative of the Undisputed Truth whom I have sadly under represented in my collection. Thanks for the time and effort it took to mix this up.

  3. car wash lyrics - rose royce | Bookmarks URL on Wed, 22nd Oct 2008 9:28 am

    4. [...] RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, RIP … You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Undisputed Truth [7:00]; Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight and The Pips [3:04]; Caught Up In The Race - Mammatapee [4:53]; Car Wash - Rose Royce [5:09] … [...]

  4. RIBS TPTD: In Memoriam 2008, R.I.P. | RIBS: Rhythms In Black Satin on Sun, 4th Jan 2009 10:17 am

    5. [...] Norman Whitfield, d. Sept 16, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here) [...]

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