R&B legends Ashford and Simpson return to the Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, Sf, Tuesday November 3 through Sunday, November 15. Tickets are $47.50-$55 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com, directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399. Last year's shows sold out.
As songwriters and performers, Ashford & Simpson have long ranked among the most acclaimed creative couples in contemporary music. Their award-winning collaborations began in 1964 when they recorded an original song as "Valerie & Nick." Nickolas Ashford had just moved to New York in pursuit of a theater career and met Bronx native Valerie Simpson, who was playing and singing with a Harlem church's legendary choir.
Nick joined the choir and the two began writing songs, selling their first batch for $75. They were soon signed to Scepter Records as staff songwriters, breaking through in 1966 with Ray Charles major hit "Let's Go Get Stoned." This led to signing with Motown Records, where...
As songwriters and performers, Ashford & Simpson have long ranked among the most acclaimed creative couples in contemporary music. Their award-winning collaborations began in 1964 when they recorded an original song as "Valerie & Nick." Nickolas Ashford had just moved to New York in pursuit of a theater career and met Bronx native Valerie Simpson, who was playing and singing with a Harlem church's legendary choir.
Nick joined the choir and the two began writing songs, selling their first batch for $75. They were soon signed to Scepter Records as staff songwriters, breaking through in 1966 with Ray Charles major hit "Let's Go Get Stoned." This led to signing with Motown Records, where...
- 11/5/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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