Nick Ashford, who with wife Valerie Simpson wrote such legendary Motown songs as “Ain#39;t No Mountain High Enough” and “Reach Out and Touch Somebody#39;s Hand,” has died after a prolonged battle with throat cancer, his publicist announced. He was 70. Their songs were spun into hits by, among others, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and Ashford Simpson themselves – including the #39;80s hit “Solid As a Rock.” Ashford and Simpson#39;s relatio
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Nick Ashford Dies at 70
