Lucy Simon (born 1943) is an American composer for the theatre and of
popular songs. She has recorded and performed as a singer and
songwriter, and is known for the musicals The Secret Garden and Doctor
Zhivago.Simon was born in New York City, the daughter of the
co-founder of the book publisher Simon & Schuster, Inc., Richard L.
Simon and Andrea (Heinemann) Simon, a former switchboard operator,
civil rights activist, and singer. Her father was from a German Jewish
family, while her maternal grandfather Friedrich was of German
descent. Lucy's maternal grandmother, known as "Chibie", was a
Catholic from Cuba, and was of pardo heritage, a freed-slave
descendant (the show Finding Your Roots tested Carly Simon's DNA as
10% African and 2% Indigenous). Her grandmother was sent to England
and raised by nuns until the age of sixteen.She is the older sister of
musician Carly Simon. In addition to her younger sister Carly, she has
an older sister, opera singer Joanna, and a younger brother,
photographer Peter. Simon grew up in Fieldston, a section of Riverdale
in the Bronx. She attended the Fieldston School, graduating in 1958
and Bennington College.Simon began her professional career at the age
of sixteen singing folk tunes with sister Carly as The Simon Sisters
and later folk-rock. Simon's setting of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod has
been recorded by many diverse artists, including The Doobie Brothers,
Mitzie Collins, and The Big Three (Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James
Hendricks). In the mid-70's, after a number of years away from
recording, Lucy released two albums on the RCA label of mostly
original compositions, along with a few collaborations and covers. Her
self-titled debut album was more folk-rock in orientation while her
second album, "Stolen Time," had a contemporary pop sound. Carly Simon
and James Taylor provided backing vocals on half of the songs from
"Stolen Time."
popular songs. She has recorded and performed as a singer and
songwriter, and is known for the musicals The Secret Garden and Doctor
Zhivago.Simon was born in New York City, the daughter of the
co-founder of the book publisher Simon & Schuster, Inc., Richard L.
Simon and Andrea (Heinemann) Simon, a former switchboard operator,
civil rights activist, and singer. Her father was from a German Jewish
family, while her maternal grandfather Friedrich was of German
descent. Lucy's maternal grandmother, known as "Chibie", was a
Catholic from Cuba, and was of pardo heritage, a freed-slave
descendant (the show Finding Your Roots tested Carly Simon's DNA as
10% African and 2% Indigenous). Her grandmother was sent to England
and raised by nuns until the age of sixteen.She is the older sister of
musician Carly Simon. In addition to her younger sister Carly, she has
an older sister, opera singer Joanna, and a younger brother,
photographer Peter. Simon grew up in Fieldston, a section of Riverdale
in the Bronx. She attended the Fieldston School, graduating in 1958
and Bennington College.Simon began her professional career at the age
of sixteen singing folk tunes with sister Carly as The Simon Sisters
and later folk-rock. Simon's setting of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod has
been recorded by many diverse artists, including The Doobie Brothers,
Mitzie Collins, and The Big Three (Cass Elliot, Tim Rose, and James
Hendricks). In the mid-70's, after a number of years away from
recording, Lucy released two albums on the RCA label of mostly
original compositions, along with a few collaborations and covers. Her
self-titled debut album was more folk-rock in orientation while her
second album, "Stolen Time," had a contemporary pop sound. Carly Simon
and James Taylor provided backing vocals on half of the songs from
"Stolen Time."
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