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Nick Ashford, of songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, dies in NY
Songwriter Nick Ashford dies; had throat cancerUpdated at 09:02 PM today
 In this photo provided by Long Island University, Ashford & Simpson perform at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University's Brooklyn, N.Y. Campus, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Nick Ashford died at age 70 on August 22, 2011. He had been suffering from throat cancer. (AP Photo/Long Island University, David Gardiner Garcia) NEW YORK (AP) - August 22, 2011 (WPVI) -- Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, has died at age 70. His longtime friend and former publicist Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press that Ashford - who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motown's biggest hits - died Monday in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment.
Among the songs Ashford & Simpson penned are "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "You're All I Need To Get By" and "Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Hand." He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Nick with my girl Janet One of Motown's talented songwriting legends may he R.I.P. Nick Ashford..
[Edited 8/22/11 19:11pm]  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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OK, this gotta be a hoax. Where you get your info? | |
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Nevermind, it's true. Wow. Rest in power, Mr. Ashford.
Had no idea he had throat cancer. Shocking. And 70!?! I could've sworn he was 69. [Edited 8/22/11 18:15pm] | |
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it's true,I saw it on Yahoo News | |
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I saw it on Google just as you typed this. | |
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Nick Ashford was someone I greatly admired, had the honor of knowing, and was the real-life inspiration for Cowboy Curtis' hair. RIP Nick. - Pee Wee Herman | |
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www.last.fm/user/brandosoul "Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley | |
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47 years of partnership, 37 years of marriage... damn Ashford & Simpson truly were something. Send your condolences to Valerie and their children. | |
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Damn! One half of one of my favorite songwriting duos! And they were just out performing together a year or two ago. My sympathies for his family...
:shockedit: [Edited 8/22/11 18:24pm] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Just read this on FB. "Let love be your perfect weapon..." ~~Andy Biersack | |
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nooooooo, noooooooo, noooooooo nooooooooGot Damn, not now. Damn, I hate hearing this, thankfully I had a chance to see them preform at a benefit a couple of years ago, what a shame to lose two legends on this day, I'm shocked. GOD BLESS Valarie and their family along with all the writers of our favorite music. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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I'm guessing Nick got throat cancer around 2009 because as far as I know that was the last year Ashford & Simpson performed together. | |
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Oh my God and from TWO legendary songwriting teams. First Leiber, now Nick. Damn. | |
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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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"Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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Might as well get it started
We can cry later, let's celebrate their gems and treasures. Feel free to share.
It goes without saying, a sticky for BOTH Jerry and Nick, I'm sure it will happen. [Edited 8/22/11 18:35pm] Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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Tribute
Junie Morrison... "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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R.I.P. :f: I'm firmly planted in denial | |
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as with lieber, great, great songwriter. for some reason last month i just had to hear ain't no mountain high enough, and was listening to it on you tube. just so transcendent.
whenever i hear, 'it seems to hang on', i'm transported back to junior high. i loved that song.
great legacy. | |
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This Ashford & Simpson song is probably the best tribute I can think of. R.I.P. Nick.
"What you gave me is more than enough to last" "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Nick Ashford and Mike Leiber passing away on the same day, huge loss in the songwriting world.
This is from this past March. http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related
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Sad news indeed...remembering the beautiful songs. RIP. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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I AM IN COMPLETE SHOCK!!!I AM SPEECHLESS!!!
Wow, out of nowhere this weekend I started listening to and researching Ashford & Simpson. I just made a playlist of their songs and the ones they wrote for other people and played it yesterday. I feel in love with Nick's vocals on "Send It." I listened to "It Seems to Hang On," "Stay Free," "Have You Ever Tried It" and "Love Don't Always Make It Right" on repeat going and coming from work today. I talked my sister's head off about the great songs I knew they had written and all the ones I didn't like some of Diana Ross' solo hits. I actually came to this forum tonight to start a thread about how Unsung Nick and Valerie are as songwriters.
It pains me to learn that he passed and from such an awful disease. I hope that he is finally free. I hope for strength, serenity and grace for Valerie. [Edited 8/22/11 19:18pm] perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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Ashford and Simpson one of my all time fave duos.
Sad day. 
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Just uploaded this in memory of the soul soldiers Teddy & Nick. | |
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