Nick Ashford's songs are so ingrained in American culture they almost seem to have written themselves — songs such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By." ...

Songwriter Nick Ashford of the duo Ashford & Simpson died of throat cancer at the age of 70. Sponsor Message REBECCA ROBERTS, host: Finally today, we want to remember our R&B songwriter Nick ...

After all, there was still so much work to be done with her musical partner and husband, Nick Ashford. But then Ashford died last August at age 70 of complications from throat cancer, and Simpson ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not so with Nick Ashford: he and his wife translated their singing/songwriting alchemy into infinite television appearances that broadened their recognition, but allowed them to work side-by-side ...

Nick Ashford spent his first few months in New York City homeless and sleeping on park benches. When he met Bronx native Valerie Simpson singing and playing piano in the choir of Harlem's White ...

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 male half of Motown hitmakers Ashford & Simpson had battled throat cancer Nick Ashford, who with wife Valerie Simpson wrote such legendary Motown songs as “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough ...

Valerie Simpson and her songwriting partner and husband Nick Ashford were working on a song for Chaka Khan when Nick came up with the iconic line "I'm Every Woman." "I told him to dig into his ...

Nick Ashford, half of the R&B singing and songwriting duo Ashford and Simpson, passed away on Monday in New York City. Ashford had battled throat cancer, though a cause of death wasn't immediately ...