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	'''Richard Fariña''' (], ], ], NY -- ], ], Carmel, California) was was an influential and important folk musician and novelist, and a figure in both the ] scene of the early- to mid-sixties as well as the budding ] scene of the same time.

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	He is best known for his novel ]. The book was published in 1966 two days before his death in a motorcycle accident, and has become somewhat of a cult classic among those who follow sixties and counterculture literature. His lifestyle was one of a ] combined with that of a ]. He was a proponent of using substances such as ] and other mind altering drugs.
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	He was born in ] in ] and went to the prestigous Brooklyn Tech High School where he earned an academic scholarship to ], which he first entered as an engineering student. While he was there he published a few short stories for some of the local literary magazines as well as for magazines such as ''The Transatlantic Review'' and ''Mademoiselle''. Since his death his work has been kept alive by friend and literary confidant ] who wrote an introduction to a recent paperback version of ''Been Down...'' as well as well as dedicating ] (a novel hailed by many scholars and critics as among the most important American novels of all time) to Richard's memory.
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	As a musician, Fariña's primary instrument was the ]. He married Mimi Baez, younger sister of ], in 1963. ] was a fine singer and guitarist in her own right, and the couple worked as a duo. Most of Fariña's recorded output is under the aegis of ].

	Fariña was a close friend of ] -- their friendship is the topic of a book by David Hadju called ''Positively Fourth Street''. Some observers have, however, speculated that Dylan's ] ballad ] was directed at Fariña, and that Fariña's bitter song ] was a response directed at Dylan. (Numerous other targets for these songs have been suggested, though, and the true identities involved, if indeed any, will probably never be known.)

	Due to his short life, Fariña's musical output was limited. He released three albums, one posthumously (all under the name Richard and Mimi Fariña). Fariña, like Dylan and others at this time, was considerd a ], and a number of his songs are overtly political. Several critics have considered Fariña to be one the top talents to emerge from the 1960's ] ] scene. ("If Richard had survived that motorcycle accident, he would have easily given Dylan a run for his money." -- ]). His best-known song is probably ].

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