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Carly Simon
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Carly Simon

Musician

Born 1943 in the Bronx

Born and raised in NYC Wikipedia

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Neighborhoods

Wikipedia ties Carly Simon to Fieldston and Riverdale in the Bronx. A tie, not always an origin

Places

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Music spots

  • Venue

    The Bitter End

    1961

    Opened in 1961 as a no-alcohol showcase; Peter, Paul and Mary made their debut here that year, and Carly Simon was among those who played it in the ’60s and ’70s. In the summer of 1975 late-night jams with Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Bobby Neuwirth set the stage for the Rolling Thunder Revue, per NYC Tourism.

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  • Studio

    Power Station

    1977

    Opened in 1977 in an abandoned Hell’s Kitchen building, and now Power Station at BerkleeNYC. Carly Simon made Come Upstairs here in 1980, Madonna recorded Like a Virgin with Nile Rodgers in 1984, and Cyndi Lauper recorded True Colors in 1986, per Wikipedia.

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Also tied to Fieldston and Riverdale