Carly Simon Biography |
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The daughter of Richard Simon, co-founder of the Simon and Schuster publishing company, Carly got her start in music singing in coffee houses with her sister Lucy in the early 60s. She was raised in the Riverdale section of New York City with two sisters and a brother. Her father, Richard Simon, played Chopin and Beethoven on the piano. She attended so many Brooklyn Dodgers games with her father that she was made a team mascot before they moved to Los Angeles she once said if she could see herself, it would be Pee Wee Reese. A shortstop is not quite in the infield and not quite in in the outfield. Three of her uncles gained distinction in various fields of music. George, as an authority on Jazz, Henry, as a Musicologist and book editor and Alfred as the music director of a classical radio station. She attended Riverdale county school and spent two years at Sarah Lawrence before dropping out to form a folk duo with her sister, Lucy. They billed themselves as the Simon Sisters and managed to get work at small clubs on the eastern seaboard. Carly even did Al Jolson improvisations. Lucy eventually left the act and married a physician. Carly`s eldest sister Joanna was a professional opera singer. Carly suffered from severe stage fright and one time passed out and collapsed in the middle of a concert in 1981. She met her first husband James Taylor as a child when their parents had summered near one another on Martha`S vinyard. (Taylor`s father was director of the UNC Chapel Hill Medical College). She married Taylor in 1971 and they later divorced. She has been married to writer Jim Hart since 1981 and they live on Martha`s Vineyard, Mass. She has a son and daughter from her marriage to James Taylor.
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Trivia and QuotesTrivia Grandmother of Bodhi Taylor Bragonier, born 4 October 2007. Her daughter Sally is expecting her first grandchild in September 2007. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994. Is 1/4 African American on her mother`s side. One of the few singer-songwriters from her generation to own all her music. She once said in an interview she never goes anywhere without her plush Daffy Duck toy, Daffy Duck is her all-time favorite cartoon character and she has even hinted in several other interviews that he`s the subject of her famous song "You`re So Vain". 2003, fractured her shoulder falling in the bathtub. Carly`s mother Andrea and her close personal friend Jacqueline Kennedy died four months apart. Carly wrote `Like a River` for her mother and `Touched by the Sun` for Jackie.Both songs appear on her 1994 `Letter`s Never Sent` album. Diagnosed with breast cancer [October 1997] In 2003, she held an auction for a charity on Martha`s Vineyard where she offered to tell the high bidder who the song "You`re So Vain" is about. The winning bidder was Dick Ebersol, the president of NBC Sports, who paid $50,000. Ebersol had to sign a confidentiality agreement, but was allowed to give one hint - the man`s name contains the letter "E". Carly has since added an additional hint - the man`s name also contains the letter "A". In support of her latest album, "Moonlight Serenade" (July 2005), she has said she will be making public appearances, in direct defiance of her long-standing stage fright, about which she now says she "no longer has time for that negativity". Is mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion. Ranked #28 on VH1`s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll Sister Lucy, is a singer; brother, Peter is a photojournalist; sister, Joanna, is an opera singer, was an Emmy-winning arts correspondent for "The Robert MacNeil Report" (1975), and is the VP of Fox Residential Group real estate. Son, Ben Taylor, is the lead singer of The Ben Taylor Band. They were the support for Sheryl Crow on her 2003 European tour. Won the 1972 Grammy for Best New Artist Children with Taylor: Sarah Maria (b. 7 January 1974) and Benjamin Simon (b. 22 January 1977) Has released musical albums (including CDs) on the Elektra, Warner Brothers, Epic, and Arista records. Her father was president and co-founder of Simon & Schuster publishing house. Her song "You`re So Vain" (released in late 1972) was a number one pop hit in 1973. Her song, "You`re So Vain", is allegedly about Warren Beatty. Is the niece of singer `Peter Dean`. Measurements: 36-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Received an honorary degree from Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts) Spouse: James Hart (23 December 1987 - 2007) (divorced); James Taylor (3 November 1972 - 1983) (divorced) 2 children
Wrote "Anticipation" (1971) about love interest Cat Stevens. | ||
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