Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer-pianist. And now Broadway star. That’s Valerie Simpson, one half of the legendary team with her late husband, Nick Ashford, who, days after closing in ...

In early February, Valerie Simpson participated in the ... “She came with her kids and her brother,” Simpson remembers. “She was very quiet through the whole dinner. But she did come ...

Valerie Simpson and her songwriting partner and husband Nick Ashford were working on a song for Chaka Khan when Nick came up with the iconic line "I'm Every Woman." "I told him to dig into his ...

But Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson have a career as performers themselves. The put out three gold albums during the 1970s and topped R&B charts with hits like Is it Still Good to You and It ...

The Motown hitmaker, who along with wife Valerie Simpson was responsible for tunes like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Every Woman," died Monday at a New York City hospital after a bout ...