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Songwriter Nick Ashford of Ashford & Simpson dies
Associated Press ^
| August 22, 2011
| NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
Posted on 08/22/2011 7:12:07 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
NEW YORK (AP) -- 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 others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said.
Ashford, who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motown's biggest hits, died in a New York City hospital, said Liz Rosenberg, who also was Ashford's longtime friend.
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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: ashfordsimpson; nickashford; obit; rip
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To: al baby
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08/22/2011 7:39:38 PM PDT
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edpc
(Ruck Famadan)
To: Revolting cat!
How’s Barry Mann?In hiding with Cynthia Weil.
To: edpc
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posted on
08/22/2011 7:44:02 PM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
To: dfwgator
So true. A happily married couple for many, many years.
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08/22/2011 7:59:16 PM PDT
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LottieDah
(If only those who speak so eloquently on behalf of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
08/22/2011 8:00:05 PM PDT
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fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: edpc
That is so wrong. Funny as hell, but wrong.
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08/22/2011 8:00:46 PM PDT
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fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Jerry Lieber from Lieber & Stoller just passed away as well. If I was Paul Simon, I would schedule a checkup right away!
To: buccaneer81
And Jeff Barry, where is he now?
To: edpc
Prayers for the family and fans....
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08/22/2011 8:46:52 PM PDT
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GOPJ
(126 people were indicted for being terrorists in the last two years. Every one of them was Muslim.)
To: edpc
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08/22/2011 8:57:08 PM PDT
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gramho12
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: edpc
OMG....just when I read this I started humming Solid. You stinker you......:)
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08/22/2011 9:03:42 PM PDT
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Dawgreg
(Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
To: GOPJ
Ditto from here. They wrote some of the best music ever. I have most of them on my IPod. Thanks and RIP Nick. :(
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08/22/2011 9:11:20 PM PDT
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Dawgreg
(Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
To: Revolting cat!
He’ll be around for a weil.
To: gramho12
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08/23/2011 3:25:45 AM PDT
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edpc
(Ruck Famadan)
To: Perdogg
To: windcliff
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08/23/2011 3:55:59 PM PDT
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stylecouncilor
(Some minds are like soup in a poor restaurant...better left unstirred.-PG Wodehouse)
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