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    • Aug 26, 1946
    R&B songwriter Valerie Simpson is born in The Bronx, New York. Her song "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" is covered by Vince Gill & Gladys Knight on the Country Music Association awards-nominated album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Nov 24, 1983
    Lynn Anderson rides a general store float and Charley Pride travels down Broadway atop a turkey float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Also appearing are Margaret Whiting, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson and Lou Rawls, who sings "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
    May 7, 2014
    "Need You Now" songwriter Josh Kear visits Washington, D.C., to lobby legislators on songwriter licensing issues, joined by fellow writers Paul Williams, Randy Newman, Valerie Simpson and Alan and Marilyn Bergman
    Dec 5, 2015
    Cam performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York during a benefit for Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Fund. Also on hand for the fifth annual show are Boy George, Richie Sambora, Valerie Simpson, Keb' Mo' and Natasha Bedingfield
    Dec 5, 2015
    Cam performs during the fifth annual Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home For The Holidays benefit at New York's Beacon Theatre. The lineup also boasts Natasha Bedingfield, Boy George, Valerie Simpson, Keb' Mo' and Richie Sambora
    Feb 12, 2019
    Little Big Town takes part as CBS shoots "Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration" at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Also appearing are Tori Kelly, Pentatonix, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Valerie Simpson, Meghan Trainor and songwriter team Holland, Dozier & Holland
    Apr 21, 2019
    Little Big Town is featured as CBS airs "Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration." The cast also includes Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Tori Kelly, Pentatonix, Meghan Trainor, Valerie Simpson and songwriting team Holland, Dozier & Holland
    May 11, 2019
    "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" singer Julio Iglesias receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in Los Angeles. Also recognized during the ceremony are songwriter/producer Lou Adler, Sam & Dave and songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson 
    Oct 18, 2019
    Garth Brooks sings "Hold On, I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man" with Sam Moore as Sam & Dave earn a Lifetime Achievement honor when PBS airs "Grammy Salute To Music Legends." Other honorees include Julio Iglesias, Dionne Warwick, Lou Adler and Ashford & Simpson
    Jun 25, 2021
    Naomi Judd and Mary Chapin Carpenter are inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. They're part of an eight-person class that also features Valerie Simpson, Deniece Williams and Roberta Flack
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