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Valerie Simpson
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Born
August 26
,
1945
·
The Bronx, New York, USA
Mini Bio
Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1945 in The Bronx, New York, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for
The Bodyguard (1992)
,
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
and
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
. She was previously married to
Nick Ashford
.
Family
Spouse
Nick Ashford
(November 30, 1974 - August 22, 2011) (his death, 2 children)
Trivia
The song "I'm Every Woman", first popularized by
Chaka Khan
(1978) and then
Whitney Houston
(1993), was written by Simpson and husband
Nick Ashford
.
Hit songs written by Miss Simpson and husband
Nick Ashford
include "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Solid", "You're All I Need to Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", "Let's Go Get Stoned", and "The Boss", recorded by many R&B and pop legends as
Ray Charles
,
Diana Ross
,
Marvin Gaye
,
Tammi Terrell
,
The Supremes
,
Aretha Franklin
,
The Four Tops
,
Whitney Houston
,
Gladys Knight & The Pips
,
Martha & The Vandellas
,
Chaka Khan
,
The Temptations
, and
The Marvelettes
.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 with husband
Nick Ashford
.
First met future husband,
Nick Ashford
, in a Harlem church in 1963.
Older sister of
Ray Simpson
.
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Quotes
[on touring]: You can't fool them in a room like this, they're right on top of you.
[on writing songs from
Diana Ross
to
Marvin Gaye
, esp. themselves]: We were thrilled. It's a songwriters dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.
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