FILE – In this Oct. 29, 2007 file photo, Singers Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson attend the 2007 G&P Foundation 10th Annual Angel Ball in New York. Ashford’s longtime friend and former publicist told The Associated Press that Ashford died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Songwriter Nick Ashford smiles at ASCAP’s 52nd Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, California in this June 26, 2009 file photograph. Ashford died on August 22, 2011, according to media reports. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files
FILE – In this Feb. 14, 1996 file photo, United States Poet Laureate Maya Angelou, right, performs a special Valentines Day concert with Valerie Simpson, center, and Nick Ashford of the legendary R&B group Ashford and Simpson, in New York’s Paramount Theater. Nick Ashford’s longtime friend and former publicist told The Associated Press that Ashford died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment. (AP Photo/Risasi Dais, File) less
FILE – NEW YORK, NY: Nickolas Ashford (L) and Valerie Simpson attend the premiere of “For Colored Girls” at Ziegfeld Theatre on October 25, 2010 in New York City. Nickolas Ashford (Nick Ashford) of songwriting and recording duo Ashford & Simpson died from throat cancer on August 22, 2011 in New York City, New York. He was 70 years old. As part of Ashford & Simpson, with his wife Valerie Simpson, Nick co-wrote such hits as “Ain’t No Mountain

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