Whether it was on her own or as half of one of rock and roll’s most powerful couples, Carly Simon was a wildly popular singer-songwriter throughout most of the 1970s. Here are a few fun facts about Simon’s musical family, her sultry voice, and her impressive career.

1. Carly Simon’s family was both very affluent and very musical. Her father was a co-founder of Simon & Schuster publishers and a classical pianist, her sister Lucy was a folk singer, and her sister Joanna was an opera singer.
2. Simon got her start in a folk duo with her sister Lucy, known as the Simon Sisters. They had one minor hit, 1964’s “Winken, Blinken and Nod," but they disbanded when Lucy got married.
3. On her debut solo album, Bob Dylan rewrote the lyrics to Eric Von Schmidt’s “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” just for Simon to sing. The project was abandoned suddenly and never released.
4. Four years later, Simon finally released another debut attempt. The single “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be" reached number 10 on the Billboard charts.
5. Her biggest hit, “You’re So Vain," was rumored to be about Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger. Jagger even sang backup vocals on the song.
6. In 1972, Simon married fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor and the couple released the duet album Hotcakes together. Sadly, they divorced in 1983.

Carly Simon Biography [Rolling Stone]
Carly Simon [Biography]
Simon, Carly [Encyclopedia.com]

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