In 1974 Ashford and Simpson married each other, and began recording as a duo for Warner Bros. They scored hits with “Don’t Cost You Nothin’,” “It Seems To Hang On,” “Found A Cure ...

Ashford & Simpson then joined Holland/Dozier/Holland at Motown where their best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're All I Need To Get By", "Reach Out And Touch Somebody's ...

He was 70. Ashford and his wife, Valerie Simpson, penned the hits “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “You’re All I Need to Get By” and “Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand.” ...

Ashford & Simpson’s song “Solid” serves notice that R&B’s most enduring couple — if you don’t count George and Weezie (R.I.P.) — had everyone beat in the togetherness department as ...

As songwriting partners, Nick Ashford and his wife, Valerie Simpson, wrote chart-topping rhythm-and-blues hits for Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross, and then went on to become singing stars ...

Valerie Simpson, in her first major interview since the death of her husband and creative partner, Nick Ashford, was in Chicago recently to be feted by The HistoryMakers, a multimedia company that ...

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 ...

Nickolas Ashford (Nick Ashford) of songwriting and recording duo Ashford & Simpson died from throat cancer on August 22, 2011 in New York City, New York. He was 70 years old.

Ashford and Simpson, a Bronx native, met at a Harlem gospel event in 1964, when she was 16. They recorded as Nick and Valerie, but found faster success as writers.

Nickolas Ashford writes the lyrics. Valerie Simpson writes the music. They have been writing songs together for 20 years and have been married for 10.

The couple met when Ashford, a struggling 21-year-old dance student in search of a free meal, arrived at Harlem’s White Rock Baptist Church. Simpson, then 17, was singing in the church choir.

Feinstein's at the Regency will open their Fall 2007 season with the return of Ashford and Simpson from September 12 - 29. Following their 2006 debut at the club, which opened to packed houses ...