Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and ot… ...

NEW YORK » Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka ...

They met in 1964 at the White Rock Baptist Church in Harlem. She was 17, a high school student who sang in the choir. He was 21, a penniless newcomer from Willow Run, Mich., who had been sleeping on a ...

The music of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson has filled pretty much every music joint in America. From Motown anthems like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” to their own hits like “Solid,” they’ve ...

OPINION - Unlike the multi-taskers of modern day music, Ashford never attempted to shed his musical career like a used skin he outgrew, or evolve beyond his core competency... One video that received ...

Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and ...

The husband-and-wife songwriting and production team of Nickolas Ashford (1941-2011) and Valerie Simpson already had a growing catalog of hits before they made it to Motown. A Bronx, New York native, ...

The New York Times reports that Nick Ashford, one half of legendary songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, died Monday at the age of 70 in a New York hospital after suffering from throat cancer. Ashford & ...

Legendary songwriter Nick Ashford - who penned some of music's best known rock and soul classics with his wife - has died. The 70-year-old Motown giant died in a New York City hospital, his publicist ...

Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife ...

that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said. Ashford, who along with ...

Nick Ashford, who was half of the songwriting team Ashford & Simpson (wife Valerie Simpson is the "Simpson"), died today at age 70. The duo wrote songs like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're ...