Ashford and Simpson wrote many hit songs including
Chaka Khan's
"I'm Every Woman" (1978) and
Teddy Pendergrass's
"Is It Still Good to You?" As performers, Ashford & Simpson's best-known duet is
"Solid (As a Rock)" (1984), which was sampled by
MC Lyte's on her debut album
'Lyte As A Rock' in 1988. Ashford and Simpson have been sampled by many other artists borrowing from the vast pool of music, this includes the sound for the late
Amy Winehouse’s
'Tears Dry On Their Own', also rapper
DMX,
RnB singer
Tyrese, producer
9th Wonder and
50 Cent have all
used a part of the duo’s work in some capacity. Nick Ashford passed away this past August...Read more and watch video inside of Valerie and their daughters reflect on his life, which aired on Oprah's Next Chapter.
