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Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then Judy Collins.

Carly Simon

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
The Bronx
New York City
Carly Elisabeth Simon
Ross
Annie
Became
Stage
Went
Bigs
Peggy
Collins
Judy

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The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.
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