 Is Norman Whitfield still alive? I think he may have died. He was one of the great writers. You know, you got Holland, Ocean Holland. You got Norman Whitfield. You got Smokey Robinson. By the way. Why don't they even make that genre of music anymore? That's what I want to know. By the way, Smokey Robinson was on the Capitol Fourth. You know, PBS ran it the other night. We all know Smokey and he's one of the best.