Ashford & Simpson Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946) were a husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording artists.Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, and Simpson in the Bronx, New York. Afterwards, his family relocated to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he became a member of Christ Temple Baptist Church. While there, he sang with a group called The Hammond Singers, (named after the founding minister, James Hammond). Later, Nickolas attended and graduated from Willow Run High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan before pursuing his professional career where he would ultimately meet his wife, Valerie. They met at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1964. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined an aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, Joshie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label, where their compositions were recorded by Ronnie Milsap ("Never Had It So Good"), Maxine Brown ("One Step At A Time"), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio's songs, "Let's Go Get Stoned", gave Ray Charles a number one U.S. R&B hit in 1966. That same year, Ashford & Simpson joined Motown, where their best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're All I Need To Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". Ashford and Simpson wrote many other hit songs, including Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" (1978) and Teddy Pendergrass's "Is It Still Good to You?". As performers, Ashford & Simpson's best-known duets are "Solid (As a Rock)" (1984 US and 1985 UK) and "Found a Cure" (1979). The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. Ashford and Simpson were also recipients of The Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award in 1999, and ASCAP's highest honor, the Founder's Award, which they received in 1996.
Net Worth
$11 Million
Profession
Soundtrack
Nicknames
Ashford & Simpson
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Fact
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Vocal duo of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Who's Doing the Dishes?
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Karaoke Revolution
2009
Video Game performer: "Solid"
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2005
performer: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 1966
Peep Show
2004
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Monkey Dust
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Ghost World
2001
performer: "Solid As a Rock"
54
1998
performer: "Found A Cure"
Mac and Me
1988
performer: "Down to Earth" / producer: "Down to Earth"
Gimme an 'F'
1984
performer: "We've Got The Real Thing" - as Ashford and Simpson
Body Rock
1984
performer: "The Jungle", "Do You Know Who I Am", "The Closest To Love"
Bad Boys
1983
performer: "Street Corner"
WKRP in Cincinnati
1979
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
1978
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Documentary with thanks to - as Ashford and Simpson
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Themselves
Late Night with David Letterman
1986
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guest
New American Bandstand 1965
1982
TV Series
Themselves
Good Morning America
1978
TV Series
Themselves
Saturday Night Live
1978
TV Series
Themselves - Musical Guest
Dinah!
1976
TV Series
Themselves
Rock Concert
1974
TV Series
Themselves
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Documentary
Themselves
Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop
