The Simon Sisters was a

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sister duo consisting of

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and

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. They released three albums between 1964–1969 before Lucy left to get married. Lucy had a minor solo career and released two albums in the 1970s before finding greater success writing music for Broadway plays, including a

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nomination for her music on The Secret Garden in

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. Beginning in 1971, Carly began a very successful solo career, releasing over 23 studio albums that produced multiple

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hits across the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts, as well as winning two

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(from 14 nominations), a

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, and an

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, among numerous other competitive and honorary accolades.

Background and history

The duo made their television debut performing on the ''

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'' series on April 27, 1963. Their repertoire consisted of folk music, peppered with a few original compositions. They were signed to

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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", a children's poem by

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that Lucy had put to music. It reached No. 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. They performed both "Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod" and "

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" on the

TV series, and those performances ware selected for inclusion in the DVD set. In 1969, the duo was signed by

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and released a third album, ''

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'', later re-released by Columbia in 1973 as ''Lucy & Carly – The Simon Sisters Sing for Children''. In 2006, Hip-O-Select re-released the albums ''Meet the Simon Sisters'' and ''Cuddlebug'' on CD as the single-disc ''" Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings"''. In 2008,

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released the album ''The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children'' on CD under the title ''Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs for Children''.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1964: '' Meet the Simon Sisters'' * 1966: '' Cuddlebug'' * 1969: ''

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

External links

*
Carly Simon's Official Website
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