The stage had Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. The movies had Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. But no showbiz marriage has made harmony quite like Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford. Ashford & ...

NEW YORKNEW 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 ...

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 ...

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 along with wife Valerie Simpson helped set the gold standard for R&B duets, both as songwriters and performers, died of throat cancer Monday in a New York hospital. He was 69.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nick Ashford, one-half of the 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 others, died ...

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 ...