Carly Simon’s sisters Lucy and Joanna pass away from cancer just one day apart

Carly Simon lost both of her sisters, Lucy and Joanna, to cancer within a day of each other earlier this week, according to the New York Times. 

The You’re So Vain singer’s 82-year-old sister Lucy, a well-known Broadway composer, died after a battle with metastatic breast cancer on Thursday, Oct. 20.

The outlet also reported that 77 year-old Carly’s eldest sister, Joanna, a celebrated opera singer died of thyroid cancer at the age of 85 on Wednesday, Oct. 19. 

Tragedy: Carly Simon lost both of her sisters, Lucy and Joanna, to cancer earlier this week, according to the New York Times (pictured 1994, L to R: Lucy, Carly, Joanna)

Lucy was nominated for a Tony award for her work on the musical The Secret Garden. She also performed alongside Carly in a folk group. 

The sister of Carly also won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children for the album In Harmony. She won another Grammy in the same category just two years later. 

On the other hand, Joanna was an opera singer. She performed in a number of different shows during her time as an opera singer. 

Family: The You’re So Vain singer’s 82-year-old sister Lucy (right), a well-known Broadway composer, died after a battle with metastatic breast cancer on Thursday, Oct. 20 (left)

Musical: Lucy won two Grammys and Joanna was an opera singer

After she retired from performing in the early 1990s, she took on a role as an arts correspondent for the PBS show MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour. 

She won an Emmy Award for a report on bipolar disorder and creativity. 

The three sisters also had a brother named Peter who passed away back in 2018 at the age of 71. 

Kids: Carly has two children: 48-year-old Sally and 45-year-old Ben as well (pictured with James Hart 1994)

Famous singer: Carly Simon is best known for her hit songs from the 1970s. Those tracks include Anticipation, The Right Thing to Do, Mockingbird and You’re So Vain; the star seen in 2016

Carly Simon is best known for her hit songs from the 1970s. Those tracks include Anticipation, The Right Thing to Do, Mockingbird and You’re So Vain. 

She has two children: 48-year-old Sally and 45-year-old Ben as well. 

Carly will be formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics. 

Induction incoming: Carly will be formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics (pictured 2017)