He and his wife were a big part of Motown's writing team.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2T9oI3WkLQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSJWthxBH6I[/youtube]
He was funkier in his '70s than most people could ever dream of being.
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Rip Nick Ashford.
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Rip Nick Ashford.
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Re: Rip Nick Ashford.
i literally grew up listening to teh Motownz.
it's a bad week for great American songwriters...Jerry Lieber of Lieber and Stoller died the other day as well.
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Re: Rip Nick Ashford.
The guy wrote some great tunes. For my money, there was never a better group of songwriters than the ones at Motown.
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Re: Rip Nick Ashford.
tim wrote:For my money, there was never a better group of songwriters than the ones at Motown.
Agreed. Everyone should watch Standing in the Shadows of Motown if they haven't already. Great movie about a group of musicians that everyone has heard, but not a lot of people know about.