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HW Pick: Valerie Simpson’s American SongBook At Lincoln Center

“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand),” “I’m Every Woman,” “Solid (As a Rock)” and other era-defining tunes were written by Valerie Simpson and her husband, the late Nickolas Ashford, in a songwriting career that began in 1964 when they wrote Ray Charles’ classic “Let’s Go Get Stoned.” Continue reading

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Nick Ashford Funeral, August 29, 2011 (update)

The Sugar Bar and the Ashford & Simpson Family have finalized funeral arrangements for Nick Ashford.

Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 W 138 St., (bet., Lenox and Seventh Avenues), Harlem.

Monday, August 29, at 6:30 pm, 212.579.0222

Check back for updates!