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Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson were a husband and wife songwriting-production team. They started writing and recording together in 1964, and two years later wrote their first hit song - "Let's Go Get Stoned", recorded by Ray Charles. They then took up staff positions at Motown, where they wrote and produced hits for Marvin Gaye and Diana ...
Aug 2, 2021 · The legendary composers, lyricists, vocalists, and actors Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson dominated the R&B industry for over four decades. Their most tremendous success came with their unmatched music compositions for Motown Records. Ashford was born on May 4, 1941, in Fairfield, South Carolina, to … Read MoreAshford and Simpson (1964-2011)
Ashford & Simpson - 27 - "Over and Over" Ashford & Simpson - 39 - "Send It" Ashford & Simpson - 15 - 1978 "Don't Cost You Nothing" Ashford & Simpson 79 10 51 "By Way of Love's Express" Ashford & Simpson - 35 - "Stuff Like That" Quincy Jones: 21 1 34 Written by Ashford, Simpson, Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Quincy Jones, Ralph MacDonald and Richard ...
Aug 23, 2011 · Ashford and Simpson’s relationship went back to 1964, when they (she a 17-year-old from the Bronx, he a 21-year-old from Michigan) met in a Harlem church and decided to write songs together ...
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Partners in life and music, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson became one of R&B’s preeminent power couples both as the team behind some of Motown’s greatest songs and as a recording act in their own right. Between their first meeting at a Harlem church in 1964 and Ashford’s passing in 2011, they made the most of their special musical ...
