A prolific songwriter and producer, whitfield’s “psychedelic soul” fused soul, rock and funk with complex arrangements, socially conscious lyrics, and iconic anthems. Norman jesse whitfield was a pioneering american songwriter and producer whose innovative work with motown records in the 1960s and 1970s helped shape the sound. Producer and songwriter norman whitfield revolutionized the motown sound for a new age in music and culture, eschewing the ebullient r&b grooves that propelled the label’s.
Norman Anthony Whitfield / Norman Whitfield, Jr.
Music producer, arranger, and songwriter norman jessie whitfield was born on may 12, 1941 in new york city
A native of harlem, whitfield spent his.
