<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - ashford</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/ashford</link><description>Newsvine - ashford</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:43:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:15 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Motown songwriter Nick Ashford dies at age 70</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nekesa Mumbi Moody]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nekesa Mumbi Moody]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7443884-motown-songwriter-nick-ashford-dies-at-age-70</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7443884-motown-songwriter-nick-ashford-dies-at-age-70</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>obit</category><category>associated-press</category><category>new-york-city</category><category>us-news</category><category>diana-ross</category><category>chaka-khan</category><category>ashford</category><category>marvin-gaye</category><category>valerie-simpson</category><category>liz-rosenberg</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:55:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a0366ad6-84b7-4d88-a1f0-38fa305ce39b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="344" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a0366ad6-84b7-4d88-a1f0-38fa305ce39b.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2007 file photo, Singers Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson attend the 2007 G&amp;P Foundation 10th Annual Angel Ball in New York. Ashford's longtime friend and former publicist told The Associated Press that Ashford died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 in a New York City hospital. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>