Richard Fariña
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American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist (1937–1966)
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- Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
- Long time coming and a long time gone
- Long time coming and a long time gone
- Been down so long it looks like up to me
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Richard & Mimi Fariña was an American folk duo comprising husband and wife Richard Fariña and Mimi Fariña (née Mimi Baez, the younger sister of Joan Baez). The duo debuted at the Big Sur Folk Festival in 1964 and signed a contract with Vanguard Records. They recorded their first album, Celebrations for a Grey Day (released under the name Mimi & Richard Fariña), in 1965, with the help of Bruce Langhorne, who had previously played for Dylan. During the brief life of Richard Fariña (who died on 30
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Spouse
- Mimi Fariña
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Elektra
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- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1937-03-08
- date of death
- 1966-04-30
- manner of death
- accidental death
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