What is Ashford & Simpson?
'''Ashford & Simpson''' were an [[United States|American]] [[R&B]] music duo who had a lot of [[hit song|hit singles]] dating to the mid 1960s and continuing through the early 1990s. The duo consisted of Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Ashford was born May 4, 1941 and died due to throat [[cancer]], August 22, 2011; Simpson was on August 26, 1946. Singers associated with Ashford & Simpson included [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Diana Ross]]. {{multistub|us-bio|music}} [[Category:American R&B bands]]