Mimi Fariña
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
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- Solo
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1945-04-30
- Active to
- 2001-07-18
Discography
- Take Heart1971
- Take Heart1971
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- 1,069
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- 5,754
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Mimi Baez Fariña (born Margarita Mimi Baez, April 30, 1945 – July 18, 2001) was a singer, songwriter, and activist. She was the daughter of physicist Albert Baez and sister of folk singer Joan Baez. Fariña married novelist, musician and composer Richard Fariña in 1963 at the age of 17, and the two collaborated as Richard & Mimi Fariña on a number of influential folk albums, most notably Celebrations for a Grey Day (1965) and Reflections in a Crystal Wind (1966). <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mimi
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Palo Alto
- Place of death
- Mill Valley
- Spouse
- Richard Fariña
- Father
- Albert Báez
- Sibling
- Joan Baez
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Vanguard Records
- Official website
- www.richardandmimi.com
- Image
- Mimi Fariña 9675.gif
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- date of birth
- 1945-04-30
- date of death
- 2001-07-18
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
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