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You Know a Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry

Posted by Lance Davis - April 18, 2014 - Berry Gordy, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Norman Whitfield

When I recently paid tribute to the 30th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s death, I should’ve known he’d come up again. That’s the way things work in a plate of shrimp universe. You start thinking about Marvin Gaye, not only because of his death on April 1, but because of his 75th birthday on April […]

Norman Whitfield: Ten to Tempt

Posted by Lance Davis - October 4, 2008 - Motown, Norman Whitfield, Sly And The Family Stone, Temptations

When we last commiserated on the Lounge, I was bemoaning the loss of longtime Motown Records songwriter and producer, Norman Whitfield, who died last month at the age of 68. My original plan was to pay homage to his legendary career. However, after a lengthy interior monologue I realized that without The Temptations there […]