Carly Simon Mourns Loss of Her Two Sisters Who Died a Day Apart
Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who both died a day apart and both as a result of cancer. Simon said in a statement…
Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her sisters, Joanna and Lucy, who both died a day apart and both as a result of cancer.
Simon said in a statement to CNN, "I am filled with sorrow to speak about the passing of Joanna and Lucy Simon. Their loss will be long and haunting. As sad as this day is, it’s impossible to mourn them without celebrating their incredible lives that they lived."
Joanna, an opera singer, was 85 and died of thyroid cancer. Lucy, a Broadway composer, was 82 and died of metastatic breast cancer.
Her statement continued, "We were three sisters who not only took turns blazing trails and marking courses for one another, we were each other's secret shares. The co-keepers of each other’s memories. I have no words to explain the feeling of suddenly being the only remaining direct offspring of Richard and Andrea Simon. They touched everyone they knew and those of us they’ve left behind will be lucky and honored to carry their memories forward."
Simon's other sibling, a brother named Peter, died in 2018.
So far, there's no word yet if the death of her sisters will impact Simon appearing at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony taking place on Saturday, November 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Simon is one of seven artists being inducted in the performer category. The other six artists being inducted are Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie.
The main event of every Awards Season is the Academy Awards. Sure, the night is reserved for honoring the best in film that year, from lead actors to directors. However, plenty of popular musicians have taken home Oscars in years past.
Which popular musicians have won Academy Awards? Scroll through the gallery below to find out!
Phil Collins
David McNew/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “You’ll Be in My Heart” from ‘Tarzan’
Bob Dylan
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Things Have Changed” from ‘Wonder Boys’
Jared Leto
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesBest Supporting Actor for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
Trent Reznor (2011 and 2021)
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesBest Original Music Score for ‘The Social Network’ and 'Soul.'
Phil Collins
David McNew/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “You’ll Be in My Heart” from ‘Tarzan’
David Byrne
Alessandra del Bene/Getty ImagesBest Original Score for ‘The Last Emperor’
Bob Dylan
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Things Have Changed” from ‘Wonder Boys’
Stevie Wonder
Kevin Winter/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from ‘The Woman in Red’
Jared Leto
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesBest Supporting Actor for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
Carly Simon
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Let the River Run” from ‘Working Girl’
Trent Reznor (2011 and 2021)
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesBest Original Music Score for ‘The Social Network’ and 'Soul.'
Lionel Richie
John Sciulli/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Say You, Say Me” from ‘White Nights’
David Byrne
Alessandra del Bene/Getty ImagesBest Original Score for ‘The Last Emperor’
Prince
Karrah Kobus/NPG Records via Getty ImagesBest Original Song Score for ‘Purple Rain’
Stevie Wonder
Kevin Winter/One Voice: Somos Live!/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from ‘The Woman in Red’
Carly Simon
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Let the River Run” from ‘Working Girl’
Lionel Richie
John Sciulli/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Say You, Say Me” from ‘White Nights’
Bruce Springsteen
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Streets of Philadelphia” from ‘Philadelphia’
Prince
Karrah Kobus/NPG Records via Getty ImagesBest Original Song Score for ‘Purple Rain’
Melissa Etheridge
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “I Need to Wake Up” from ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Bruce Springsteen
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Streets of Philadelphia” from ‘Philadelphia’
Lady Gaga
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for "Shallow" from ‘A Star is Born’
Melissa Etheridge
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “I Need to Wake Up” from ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Elton John (1995 and 2020)
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” from ‘The Lion King’ (1995) and Best Original Song for "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from 'Rocketman.'
Lady Gaga
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for "Shallow" from ‘A Star is Born’
Elton John (1995 and 2020)
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesBest Original Song for “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” from ‘The Lion King’ (1995) and Best Original Song for "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" from 'Rocketman.'
