
Nick Ashford
Biography
Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his musical partnership with his wife Valerie Simpson as the duo Ashford & Simpson. He was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he began singing and writing music in a church gospel choir. After briefly attending Eastern Michigan University, he moved to New York to pursue a career in entertainment. In 1964, he met Valerie Simpson in Harlem, and the tw…
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Filmography
Acting (14)
Movies (9)
The Tammi Terrell Story
2010
Michael McDonald & Doobie Brothers Live on Soundstage
2004as vocals
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998as Self
New Jack City
1991as Reverend Oates
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988as Self [Ashford & Simpson]
Live Aid
1985as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
1985as Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983as Self
Magic Night
1980as Self
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