Nick Ashford Dead at 69

Nick Ashford, who co-wrote such Motown classics as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", died Monday after a battle with throat cancer. He and his longtime partner Valerie Simpson were cornerstones of Soul music for decades.



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