The Simon Sisters
The Simon Sisters was a folk music sister duo consisting of Carly Simon and Lucy Simon. They released three albums in the 1960s before Lucy left to get married.[1] Lucy had a minor solo career and released two albums in the 1970s before having more recent success writing music for Broadway plays. Beginning in 1971, Carly began a very successful solo career, releasing over 24 studio albums that produced multiple Top 40 hits across the Billboard charts, as well as winning two Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award, among numerous other accolades.[2]
The Simon Sisters | |
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| Origin | Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk Children's music |
| Years active | 1964 1969 |
| Labels | Kapp Records Columbia Records |
| Members | Carly Simon Lucy Simon |
Background and history
The duo would hitchhike up to Provincetown, Massachusetts in the summer of 1964, and sing at a local bar called The Moors. Their repertoire consisted of folk music, peppered with a few original compositions.[3] They were signed to Kapp Records that same year, and released their only albums with the record label: Meet The Simon Sisters (also released as "The Simon Sisters - Winkin' Blinkin' and Nod") and Cuddlebug. They had a minor hit with the single "Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod",[4] a children's poem by Eugene Field that Lucy had put to music. They performed both "Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" on the Hootenanny TV series, and those performances ware selected for inclusion in the DVD set.[5] In 1969, the duo was signed by Columbia Records and released a third album, The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children, later re-released by Columbia in 1973 as Lucy & Carly – The Simon Sisters Sing for Children.
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed the Simon Sisters among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilations and reissues
- 1973: Lucy & Carly – The Simon Sisters Sing for Children
- 2006: Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings (limited edition CD)
- 2008: Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs for Children
References
- The Simon Sisters. "AllMusic bio". Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- "Carly Simon Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- "Carly Simon Official Website - Timeline". Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- "Carly Simon - Biography| Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- The Best of Hootenanny DVD set packaging. Produced by Robert S. Bader, Shout! Factory LLC 2007
- Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
