Nick Ashford dead at 70

Nick Ashford has died. He was 70.

Nick Ashford from "Ashford & Simpson" wrote the Motown hits "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "You're All I Need to Get By" and "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand."

From THR:

Nick Ashford, who wrote many Motown classics with his wife Valerie Simpson, died Monday. He was 70.

His longtime friend and former publicist Liz Rosenberg told the Associated Press that Ashford died in a New York City hospital.

He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment.