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Date of Birth
26 August 1945, The Bronx, New York, USA

Spouse
Nick Ashford (30 November 1974 - 22 August 2011) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Older sister of Ray Simpson.

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 with husband Nick Ashford.

First met future husband, Nick Ashford, in a Harlem church in 1963.


Personal Quotes

[on touring]: You can't fool them in a room like this, they're right on top of you.

[on writing songs from Diana Ross to Marvin Gaye, esp. themselves]: We were thrilled. It's a songwriters dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.


Where Are They Now

(2007) Co-hostess, with Nick Ashford and Angela Stribling, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Uptown Saturday Night" music collection.


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