13 Facts About Richard Farina

Richard George Farina was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist.

Richard Farina grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn Technical High School.

Richard Farina earned an academic scholarship to Cornell University, starting as an engineering major, but later switching to English.

Richard Farina became good friends with Thomas Pynchon, David Shetzline, and Peter Yarrow while at Cornell.

Richard Farina was suspended for alleged participation in a student demonstration against campus regulations, and although he later resumed his status as a student, he dropped out in 1959, just before graduation.

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On returning to Manhattan, Richard Farina became a regular patron of the White Horse Tavern, the well-known Greenwich Village tavern frequented by poets, artists, and folksingers, where he befriended Tommy Makem.

Richard Farina appointed himself Hester's agent; they toured worldwide while Richard Farina worked on his novel and Carolyn performed gigs.

Richard Farina was present when Hester recorded her third album at Columbia studios during September 1961, where a then-little-known Bob Dylan played the harmonica on several tracks.

Richard Farina then travelled to Europe, where he met Mimi Baez, the teenage sister of Joan Baez, in the spring of 1962.

Richard Farina wrote "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood", which was recorded by Sandy Denny.

At the time of his death, Richard Farina was producing an album for his sister-in-law Joan Baez.

Richard Farina is known for his novel Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, originally published by Random House in 1966.

Richard Farina is buried in a simple grave, its marker emblazoned with a peace sign, at Monterey City Cemetery in Monterey, California.