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Her father was Richard Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. She was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of New York City and has two sisters and a brother.

After a short-lived attempt at launching a career with her sister Lucy Simon (they had a minor hit in the mid-1960s with a version of the children's song "Winken, Blinken, and Nod" as "The Simon Sisters"), and a short spell with eclectic New York rockers Elephant's Memory, Simon launched her solo career in 1971 with the eponymously-titled album Carly Simon . The album contained a top-ten hit, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", and was followed quickly by a second album, Anticipation , the title cut from which also scored airplay. Simon's major breakthrough, though, was 1972's No Secrets . The album spawned several successful singles, including Simon's biggest record, "You're So Vain".

" You're So Vain" was a sarcastic profile of a self-absorbed lover. The song was a number one hit, and spawned one of the biggest mysteries in the rock era. Much speculation was aroused regarding its subject, with many rumors pointing to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, who sang back up on the recording; other nominees included Warren BeattyHenry Warren Beaty (born March 30 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He long had a reputation as a womanizer and playboy, but this reputation seems to have faded since his 19, Cat StevensCat Stevens (born July 21, 1948) was the stage name of a popular singer- songwriter during the 1970s. Born Stephen Demetre Georgiou in London to a Greek Cypriot father and Swedish mother, he has since changed his name to Yusuf Islam after converting to Is, and Kris KristoffersonKris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. He is best known for hits like " Me and Bobby McGee" and " Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", many of which were co-written with Shel Silverstein or Fred Foste. Simon herself once acknowledged the song was about "many vain men I've known in my life". In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, NBCSteff Geissbuhler. The feathers are said to represent the network's six divisions. NBC Universal Television is an American television network based in New York's Rockefeller Center. As of May 2004, it became part of NBC Universal. NBC supplies programming Sports President Dick EbersolRichard "Dick" Ebersol (born July 28, 1947) is a radio & TV manager. He was protege of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge, key NBC executive in launching of Saturday Night Live in 1975 and became president of NBC Sports in 1989. He received his bachelor's degr won an auction from Simon in which the prize was a revelation on the actual person whom "You're So Vain" was about. The caveat was that Ebersol swore himself not to reveal that person. The speculation continues.

Simon married fellow singer-songwriter James TaylorJames Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father was a medical professor at the University of North Carolina. His family summered on Mar in 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un (see 1972 in music) and followed up the success of No Secrets with a series of well-received albums Hotcakes ( 1974) and Playing Possum ( 1975). Her sales quickly began sinking, though, in the later 1970s, with only a few Top Ten hits, including "Nobody Does It Better" (from the soundtrack to The Spy Who Loved Me, a James Bond film) and "You Belong to Me" (from Boys in the Trees , 1978).

Simon and Taylor had two children, Sarah Maria (b. January 7, 1974) and Benjamin Simon (aka Ben) Taylor (b. January 22, 1977), prior to their 1983 divorce.

In 1980, Simon collapsed onstage of exhaustion, and largely retired from performing in the 1980s. "Why" ( 1982) was a hit in the UK, but she continued to scrape only the bottom of the charts with most of her singles in the 80s; during this time Simon also contributed to several film scores, including the songs "Coming Around Again" for Heartburn, and "Let the River Run" for Working Girl (for which she won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1988). She also recorded a cover of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" for Ken Burns' 1994 film Baseball.

In 1998, Simon was diagnosed with breast cancer and received chemotherapy. The singer/songwriter survived her disease, and in 2000 recorded her first album since her illness, The Bedroom Tapes .

Simon's most recent work was songs for the Disney Winnie The Pooh film Piglet's Big Movie.