Thursday, January 31, 2008

Yahoo LAUNCHCAST Son Of The Day-Ashford & Simpson


Artist:Ashford & Simpson

Song:Outta The World

Album:Capitol Gold:The Best Of Ashford & Simpson





Of course most fans are familiar with Ashford & Simpson's 1984 smash hit Solid. But there's so much more to the story. Nickolas Ashford was born May 4, 1942 in Fairfield, SC and Valerie Simpson was born Aug. 26, 1946 in New York City. The two met in church in 1964 and began writing together. Their first big hit song was Let's Go Get Stoned for Ray Charles in 1966. They joined Motown as house producers and wrote & produced many hits but the most significant were all the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell songs. Valerie attempted to launch a solo career in 1971 but was unsuccessful. When the two wanted to record as a duo, Motown refused and they left for Warner Bros. They also married in 1973. They had some success at Warners and continued to write hits for others including I'm Every Woman for Chaka Khan in 1978. Ashford & Simpson moved to Capitol Records and in 1984 scored with the smash hit Solid. Outta The World was the follow up single. It did OK on the R & B charts but there was never a video. Ashford & Simpson haven't recorded in recent years but they still tour occasionally and continue to write & produce for others as they did last year for Amy Winehouse. Here's the video for Solid by Ashford & Simpson.

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