Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon loses her sister in the same week, one day later, to cancer

TheEgyptian singer and songwriter Carly Simon She had a week to forget because cancer had taken her two sisters, Lucy and Joannawho died within a day from each other.

Lucy Simon (82), who was a Broadway Songwriter, passed away breast cancer Thursday while her other ex-sister Opera singer Joanna Simon (85), from thyroid cancer Wednesday.

Simeon’s sisters (and their brother run out) They are heirs Richard L Simonfounder of the mighty Simon & Schuster a publishing company, and they’ve always been dedicated to the arts.

In fact, Carly started her music career next to her sister Lucy In a duet known as Simone sisterswho was released Three albums Between 1964 and 1969.

Carly will become one of the most Respected singers and songwriters In America and in the music world in general, being a songwriter like “Expect”, “You are in vain” And the “The right thing to do”among other things.

Lucy and Carly started their music career together

Lucy studied nursing, but continued her musical career and produced in the early 1980s Two Grammy Award Winners albums: “In Harmony: The Sesame Street Record” (1981) and “Harmony 2” (1983).

Her breakthrough came in 1991 when she composed the Broadway musical secret GardenIt is a production that will go on to win many Tony Awards.

Joanna was an opera singer and wrote about art for PBS

from her side , Joanna Simon She has performed at opera and concert theater since 1962, when she debuted at the New York City Opera as Cherubino Mozartuntil 1986. Over the years she made many recordings with the orchestra including New York OrchestraAnd the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra And the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Joanna worked as an arts reporter at TV program Until 1992, Winning an Emmy Award in 1991 For a report on bipolar disorder and creativity. She was a press partner Walter Cronkite From 2005 until his death in 2009.

Simone sisters They lost their brother Peter, who was a photographer, in 2018, when he was 71 and he was fight cancer For some time.

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