Valerie Simpson
Pete Wingfield, Let It Rock, March 1973
THE NAMES Ashford and Simpson should ring a bell with anybody that reads the small print on Motown records: Nicholas and Valerie have chalked up an impressive score of successes for the company, coming to the fore in the wake of Holland-Dozier-Holland's departure.
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