http://apnews.excite.com/article/201108 ... O8500.htmlR.I.P. Nick Ashford
R.I.P. Nick Ashford
Yet another brilliant songwriter leaves us all too soon. http://apnews.excite.com/article/201108 ... O8500.html
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Re: R.I.P. Nick Ashford
Two more gone this week. Also, John Davies, the producer of Fawlty Towers and Yes, Minister left us...
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Sometimes, it seems these things come in waves...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
Re: R.I.P. Nick Ashford
Rarely a day goes by where I do not listen to an Ashford/Simpson composition. Easily one of the most influential songwriting duo's in the last 50 years, with a legacy that is simply magnificent. Go and listen to 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough" tonight, (preferably the Ms Ross version) and then realize what truly great songwriting is all about. How the bar has fallen...
I'm off to open a special bottle of red to celebrate a life that never fails to inspire me when I listen...
I'm off to open a special bottle of red to celebrate a life that never fails to inspire me when I listen...
Re: R.I.P. Nick Ashford
Well said Wints, R I P Nick...
Re: R.I.P. Nick Ashford
+1ricaddic wrote:Well said Wints, R I P Nick...
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