As Carly writes on her website, she and her sister Lucy taught themselves three chords on the guitar and hitch-hiked up to Provincetown, MA in the summer of 1964.Ĭarly Simon, sister Lucy Simon singing with Judy Collins circa 1982 in New York City. She received a Tony nomination after writing the music for ”The Secret Garden”, a Broadway musical. Lucy Simon was perhaps the most well-known Simon sister, after Carly. As sad as this day is, it’s impossible to mourn them without celebrating their incredible lives that they lived,” Carly said in a statement, according to Fox News. ”I am filled with sorrow to speak about the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. She died in Manhattan on October 19, 2022, a day before her 86th birthday. She died from Stage 4 breast cancer.Ĭarly Simon and sisters Lucy Simon and Joanna Simon attend The National Academy of Popular Music’s 25th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Jat Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City (Getty Images)įormer opera singer and journalist Joanna Simon passed away after having been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Lucy also formed a band with Carly when they were teenagers. She worked as a Broadway composer known for the musicals The Secret Garden (1991) and Doctor Zhivago (2011). Lucy Simon was 82 when she died at her home in Piermont, New York. Tragically, that’s what happened to Carly Simon.Ĭarly Simon’s sisters passed away one day apart after battling cancer, a representative for the singer confirmed, according to Fox News Digital.īoth Carly’s sisters pursued a career in the music industry. Losing a close relative is heartbreaking – but imagine losing two of your siblings in just one week. When we lose someone close to us, a little part of us tends to die with them.
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