Genius, genius, genius.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:01 (seventeen years ago)
SAY IT AIN'T SO!!?!
aw man
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:01 (seventeen years ago)
NO
― john mccain's illegitimate black child (musically), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:04 (seventeen years ago)
FUCK IT'S TRUE :( :( :( :(
RIP Norman Whitfield - to spout a bunch of superlatives about you and your work would be both cliche and understatement.
― john mccain's illegitimate black child (musically), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:08 (seventeen years ago)
ah, could someone please edit the typo in poor norman's name? thanks!
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:11 (seventeen years ago)
RIP for sure. blew my mind with those Temps records.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:13 (seventeen years ago)
"let the music take your mind"
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:16 (seventeen years ago)
Only fitting that I was listening to the Tempt's Psychedelic Soul comp last Sunday.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:17 (seventeen years ago)
Too true indeed:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/ENT04/80917056/1039
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 19:22 (seventeen years ago)
:( RIP
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:06 (seventeen years ago)
This sucks -- one of my first big pieces for Stylus was on his psych soul stuff for the Temps.
Also, Barrett Strong is recovering from a stroke, too? Jeez -- bad few weeks for Motown...
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:07 (seventeen years ago)
And let's not forget "Grapevine." Rest in peace.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:26 (seventeen years ago)
RIP. Surely wrote some great songs. "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" is obviously ace. And he was part of the Corporation writing those great early Jacksons hits too, didn't he?
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 21:54 (seventeen years ago)
Jackson 5 even
bummer
― jaxon, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 22:06 (seventeen years ago)
Whitfield was never part of The Corporation. Berry Gordy put together The Corp to ensure that the songwriters wouldn't have the name recognition or star power to defect from Motown. Luckily for Whitfield, by the late 60s his stock was too high to be put in that position.
― john mccain's illegitimate black child (musically), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 22:32 (seventeen years ago)
First Hayes, now this?? Rest in peace you genius talent.
― Satan Is Real (The Reverend), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 22:45 (seventeen years ago)
oh man
let's hear it for THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
― sleeve, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 23:15 (seventeen years ago)
I am listening to the UNDISPUTED TRUTH now.
― Keith, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 23:15 (seventeen years ago)
the third of september, a day i'll always remember...
r.i.p.
― tipsy mothra, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 23:57 (seventeen years ago)
Someone here once wondered if there had ever been a bad version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," and quickly concluded that there hadn't. They should build a statue to those guys for that alone.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Thursday, 18 September 2008 00:46 (seventeen years ago)
The planet had lots of use for him, so RIP.
― Andy K, Thursday, 18 September 2008 01:26 (seventeen years ago)
Jesus, you gotta be kidding - what a week. RIP
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 18 September 2008 02:53 (seventeen years ago)
:-(
― PappaWheelie V, Thursday, 18 September 2008 03:37 (seventeen years ago)
Missed this, pretty damn perfect cv. Without his work the lagacy of Motown would be so much poorer.
― Billy Dods, Thursday, 18 September 2008 09:38 (seventeen years ago)
No way. RIP!
― Tom D (Tom D.), Thursday, 18 September 2008 09:40 (seventeen years ago)
BUMMED
― Smuckles Brothers (stevie), Thursday, 18 September 2008 11:33 (seventeen years ago)
"Carwash" too. Awww man.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 September 2008 11:51 (seventeen years ago)
I hope he's doing fine on Cloud Nine. RIP.
― Retrato Em Redd E Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 September 2008 02:31 (seventeen years ago)
Classics all around. "STOP THE WAR - NOW!"
― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 19 September 2008 02:44 (seventeen years ago)
Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces"
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 20 September 2008 01:08 (seventeen years ago)
S'got nothing on the eleven-minute Temps' version.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 20 September 2008 01:25 (seventeen years ago)
You got proof, Matthew?
― Retrato Em Redd E Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 September 2008 02:16 (seventeen years ago)
monster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n73qcRr5s4
― j., Friday, 6 June 2014 23:25 (eleven years ago)