Nick Ashford, of the Legendary Songwriting Duo Ashford & Simpson, Dies at 70

ASCAP member Nickolas Ashford, 70, husband and longtime songwriting and performing partner of ASCAP Board member Valerie Simpson, died on August 22, 2011 at a Manhattan hospital where he was being treated for throat cancer.
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