Chords for Nick Ashford's star-studded funeral in Harlem, NY captured by BlackPress.org
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[F] [E] Hello, you found the voice.
[F] BlackPressRadio.com
The wait is over.
What's going on everybody, this is [Ab] Neo, and you [F] are listening to [Dm] BlackPressRadio [N].com. Keep it locked.
My main man.
BlackPressRadio.com, Lucy Livers.
We're here [Bb] at the funeral for Nick Ashford.
And we're here to hear a little bit of Black History Month.
[D] [Bb] Donut, donut, donut.
[N] You know the guy, Chris?
I don't know him, I don't know him.
I [G] don't know him.
I don't know him.
[N]
Now, we're going to have a little conversation.
[Bb]
Can you put my name, put [G] my name.
Okay, okay.
I'm a little bit of a bummer.
I [B] know you do.
[N] No photography shooting here, regardless.
Is it a fact, is it a standing room only?
I'm not going to sneak pictures, I'm not going to go through this, I'm too young.
Amen to that.
So, [Bb] is this standing room only?
No, there [Ebm] were seats.
That wasn't a [F] problem.
[Bb] They said, I can sit, [N] but don't take any pictures.
I mean, I know there's seats in the press area, I was just meaning like for the regular people who might want to come.
[Bb] Alright, thank you.
Do you have a favorite Nick Ashford song?
I don't know this.
I lost you, oh I'm trying.
Da da da da.
Like some type of medicine.
Anyway, it's been part of our experience.
Yeah, [G] Solid as a [Bbm] Rock was like a classic.
[Bb] [B] You know, they were singing about their [N] love.
Solid, solid as a rock.
What was interesting was how many songs they wrote that I didn't even know they [G] had written.
You know, it was really [Bb] great.
YouTube has been wonderful.
Me and you [B] know, Matt.
Oh yes.
[N] And Time Everyone.
My Angelou.
That's the baddest.
[B] That's the baddest CD I ever heard.
Alright, thanks ladies.
Tonight we're coming to you live from Nick Ashford.
No wind, [N]
ripped through the East Coast.
Friends and family flooded a Harlem church to remember the late Nick Ashford.
Born May 4, 1942, Ashford was one half of a legendary Motown singing and writing group, Ashford and Simpson.
They penned elegant, soulful songs like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and funk hits like Chaka Khan and others.
He died on August 22 at the age of 70.
And he was really just a special person.
I had the honor of meeting him and knowing him a little bit and interviewing him several times over the years.
And he just permeated the personality and the spirit of someone you really want to know.
He was family to everybody, even if he just met you.
And he and his wife Valerie Simpson, they were just a dynamic duo.
Though they had their greatest success at Motown with classics like Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand, which was sung by Diana Ross,
and You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Turrell, Ashford and Simpson also created Who Could Forget the Anthem, I'm Every Woman, sung by Chaka Khan, later remade by Whitney Houston.
They also had success writing for the New York Post, perhaps the biggest known hit they sung together was the 1980s classic, Salome the [E] Rock.
Remember Nick Ashley, I'm DC Livers for BlackPress.org coming to you live from Harlem, New York.
[Dbm] [Eb] [E] [B]
[F] BlackPressRadio.com
The wait is over.
What's going on everybody, this is [Ab] Neo, and you [F] are listening to [Dm] BlackPressRadio [N].com. Keep it locked.
My main man.
BlackPressRadio.com, Lucy Livers.
We're here [Bb] at the funeral for Nick Ashford.
And we're here to hear a little bit of Black History Month.
[D] [Bb] Donut, donut, donut.
[N] You know the guy, Chris?
I don't know him, I don't know him.
I [G] don't know him.
I don't know him.
[N]
Now, we're going to have a little conversation.
[Bb]
Can you put my name, put [G] my name.
Okay, okay.
I'm a little bit of a bummer.
I [B] know you do.
[N] No photography shooting here, regardless.
Is it a fact, is it a standing room only?
I'm not going to sneak pictures, I'm not going to go through this, I'm too young.
Amen to that.
So, [Bb] is this standing room only?
No, there [Ebm] were seats.
That wasn't a [F] problem.
[Bb] They said, I can sit, [N] but don't take any pictures.
I mean, I know there's seats in the press area, I was just meaning like for the regular people who might want to come.
[Bb] Alright, thank you.
Do you have a favorite Nick Ashford song?
I don't know this.
I lost you, oh I'm trying.
Da da da da.
Like some type of medicine.
Anyway, it's been part of our experience.
Yeah, [G] Solid as a [Bbm] Rock was like a classic.
[Bb] [B] You know, they were singing about their [N] love.
Solid, solid as a rock.
What was interesting was how many songs they wrote that I didn't even know they [G] had written.
You know, it was really [Bb] great.
YouTube has been wonderful.
Me and you [B] know, Matt.
Oh yes.
[N] And Time Everyone.
My Angelou.
That's the baddest.
[B] That's the baddest CD I ever heard.
Alright, thanks ladies.
Tonight we're coming to you live from Nick Ashford.
No wind, [N]
ripped through the East Coast.
Friends and family flooded a Harlem church to remember the late Nick Ashford.
Born May 4, 1942, Ashford was one half of a legendary Motown singing and writing group, Ashford and Simpson.
They penned elegant, soulful songs like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and funk hits like Chaka Khan and others.
He died on August 22 at the age of 70.
And he was really just a special person.
I had the honor of meeting him and knowing him a little bit and interviewing him several times over the years.
And he just permeated the personality and the spirit of someone you really want to know.
He was family to everybody, even if he just met you.
And he and his wife Valerie Simpson, they were just a dynamic duo.
Though they had their greatest success at Motown with classics like Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand, which was sung by Diana Ross,
and You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Turrell, Ashford and Simpson also created Who Could Forget the Anthem, I'm Every Woman, sung by Chaka Khan, later remade by Whitney Houston.
They also had success writing for the New York Post, perhaps the biggest known hit they sung together was the 1980s classic, Salome the [E] Rock.
Remember Nick Ashley, I'm DC Livers for BlackPress.org coming to you live from Harlem, New York.
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[F] [E] Hello, you found the voice.
[F] BlackPressRadio.com
The wait is over. _
What's going on everybody, this is [Ab] Neo, and you [F] are listening to [Dm] BlackPressRadio [N].com. Keep it locked.
_ My main man. _ _ _
_ _ BlackPressRadio.com, Lucy Livers.
We're here [Bb] at the funeral for Nick Ashford.
And we're here to hear a little bit of Black History Month. _ _ _
[D] [Bb] Donut, donut, donut. _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ You know the guy, Chris?
I don't know him, I don't know him.
_ I [G] don't know him.
I don't know him.
[N] _ _
Now, we're going to have a little conversation.
[Bb] _ _ _
Can you put my name, put [G] my name.
_ Okay, okay.
_ I'm a little bit of a bummer.
I [B] know you do. _
[N] No photography shooting here, regardless.
Is it a fact, is it a standing room only?
I'm not going to sneak pictures, I'm not going to go through this, I'm too young.
Amen to that.
So, [Bb] is this standing room only?
No, there [Ebm] were seats.
That wasn't a [F] problem.
[Bb] They said, I can sit, [N] but don't take any pictures.
I mean, I know there's seats in the press area, I was just meaning like for the regular people who might want to come.
_ [Bb] Alright, thank you.
Do you have a favorite Nick Ashford song?
I don't know this.
I lost you, oh I'm trying.
Da da da da.
Like some type of medicine.
Anyway, it's been part of our experience.
Yeah, [G] Solid as a [Bbm] Rock was like a classic.
[Bb] [B] You know, they were singing about their [N] love.
Solid, solid as a rock.
What was interesting was how many songs they wrote that I didn't even know they [G] had written.
You know, it was really [Bb] great.
YouTube has been wonderful.
Me and you [B] know, Matt.
Oh yes. _
[N] And Time Everyone.
My Angelou.
That's the baddest.
[B] That's the baddest CD I ever heard.
Alright, thanks ladies. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tonight we're coming to you live from Nick Ashford.
_ _ _ No wind, [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ ripped through the East Coast.
Friends and family _ _ _ flooded a Harlem church to remember the late Nick Ashford.
Born May 4, 1942, Ashford was one half of a legendary Motown singing and writing group, Ashford and Simpson.
They penned elegant, soulful songs like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and funk hits like Chaka Khan and others.
He died on August 22 at the age of 70.
And he was really just a special person.
I had the honor of meeting him and knowing him a little bit and interviewing him several times over the years.
And he just permeated the personality and the spirit of someone you really want to know.
He was family to everybody, even if he just met you.
And he and his wife Valerie Simpson, they were just a dynamic duo.
_ Though they had their greatest success at Motown with classics like Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand, which was sung by Diana Ross,
and You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Turrell, Ashford and Simpson also created Who Could Forget the Anthem, I'm Every Woman, sung by Chaka Khan, later remade by Whitney Houston.
They also had success writing for the New York Post, perhaps the biggest known hit they sung together was the 1980s classic, Salome the [E] Rock.
Remember Nick Ashley, I'm DC Livers for BlackPress.org coming to you live from Harlem, New York. _ _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
[F] BlackPressRadio.com
The wait is over. _
What's going on everybody, this is [Ab] Neo, and you [F] are listening to [Dm] BlackPressRadio [N].com. Keep it locked.
_ My main man. _ _ _
_ _ BlackPressRadio.com, Lucy Livers.
We're here [Bb] at the funeral for Nick Ashford.
And we're here to hear a little bit of Black History Month. _ _ _
[D] [Bb] Donut, donut, donut. _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ You know the guy, Chris?
I don't know him, I don't know him.
_ I [G] don't know him.
I don't know him.
[N] _ _
Now, we're going to have a little conversation.
[Bb] _ _ _
Can you put my name, put [G] my name.
_ Okay, okay.
_ I'm a little bit of a bummer.
I [B] know you do. _
[N] No photography shooting here, regardless.
Is it a fact, is it a standing room only?
I'm not going to sneak pictures, I'm not going to go through this, I'm too young.
Amen to that.
So, [Bb] is this standing room only?
No, there [Ebm] were seats.
That wasn't a [F] problem.
[Bb] They said, I can sit, [N] but don't take any pictures.
I mean, I know there's seats in the press area, I was just meaning like for the regular people who might want to come.
_ [Bb] Alright, thank you.
Do you have a favorite Nick Ashford song?
I don't know this.
I lost you, oh I'm trying.
Da da da da.
Like some type of medicine.
Anyway, it's been part of our experience.
Yeah, [G] Solid as a [Bbm] Rock was like a classic.
[Bb] [B] You know, they were singing about their [N] love.
Solid, solid as a rock.
What was interesting was how many songs they wrote that I didn't even know they [G] had written.
You know, it was really [Bb] great.
YouTube has been wonderful.
Me and you [B] know, Matt.
Oh yes. _
[N] And Time Everyone.
My Angelou.
That's the baddest.
[B] That's the baddest CD I ever heard.
Alright, thanks ladies. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tonight we're coming to you live from Nick Ashford.
_ _ _ No wind, [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ ripped through the East Coast.
Friends and family _ _ _ flooded a Harlem church to remember the late Nick Ashford.
Born May 4, 1942, Ashford was one half of a legendary Motown singing and writing group, Ashford and Simpson.
They penned elegant, soulful songs like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, and funk hits like Chaka Khan and others.
He died on August 22 at the age of 70.
And he was really just a special person.
I had the honor of meeting him and knowing him a little bit and interviewing him several times over the years.
And he just permeated the personality and the spirit of someone you really want to know.
He was family to everybody, even if he just met you.
And he and his wife Valerie Simpson, they were just a dynamic duo.
_ Though they had their greatest success at Motown with classics like Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand, which was sung by Diana Ross,
and You're All I Need to Get By by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Turrell, Ashford and Simpson also created Who Could Forget the Anthem, I'm Every Woman, sung by Chaka Khan, later remade by Whitney Houston.
They also had success writing for the New York Post, perhaps the biggest known hit they sung together was the 1980s classic, Salome the [E] Rock.
Remember Nick Ashley, I'm DC Livers for BlackPress.org coming to you live from Harlem, New York. _ _ _
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