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Ashford & Simpson

Responsible for penning some of the great Motown gems, Ashford & Simpson's songs became big hits for icons such as Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan. Nickolas Ashford grew up in Willow, Michigan and started writing songs for the local Baptist choir in his teens before heading to Harlem with the intention of becoming a dancer. He fell on hard times though, and was homeless by 1964 when he found his way to the White Rock church looking for a free meal and befriended 17-year-old music student Valerie Simpson. Simpson had been playing the piano from the age of five and was a reg...