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Valerie Simpson
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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
.
Co-hostess, with
Nick Ashford
and
Angela Stribling
, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Uptown Saturday Night" music collection. (2007)
Valerie appeared with
Chaka Khan
in the 1993 video release of her song "I'm Every Woman" as performed by
Whitney Houston
from the soundtrack of
The Bodyguard (1992)
.
Friends with
Teddy Pendergrass
.
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