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Music Legend Nick Ashford of the Legendary Duo Ashford & Simpson Passes Away At Age 70

Will Kohler August 22, 2011
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Nick Ashford who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote and performed some of Motown’s biggest hits — died Monday in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment.

Ashford & Simpson megahits included I’m Every Woman,  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, You’re All I Need To Get By and Reach Out And Touch Somebody’s Hand

Thank you Nick Ashford for the decades of great music and may you Rest in Peace

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Will Kohler

Will Kohler is a noted LGBT historian, journalist and owner of Back2Stonewall.com. A longtime gay activist, Will fought on the front lines of the AIDS epidemic with ACT-UP and continues fighting today for LGBT acceptance and full equality. Will’s work has been referenced in notable media venues as MSNBC and BBC News, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Hollywood Reporter, and Raw Story,

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