Re: Richard Farina

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

You don't think the Baez sisters (Joan and Mimi) that Bob Dylan and 
Richard were romancing would have known anything about the song, do you?
Lorele

Ari Davidow wrote:

>At 12:34 AM 5/4/2003 -0400, you wrote:
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>>Regarding Richard Farina: I've often wondered if Farina himself might have 
>>been Sephardic.  It's just a pet theory of mine (with absolutely nothing to 
>>back it up!) that I've had for years, since I first heard the song in 
>>question.  I can't remember the name of his novel, but the hero is Greek, as 
>>I remember.  If it's true that Farina was Sephardic, he could have learned 
>>the song from family members.  
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>The novel was called "Been down so long it looks like up to me."  There was 
>nothing in it, however, to suggest any Jewish cultural awareness, which all 
>things considered, wasn't such a bad thing--it's a highly misogynistic novel. 
>The idea of learning the song via Carolyn Hester or Theo Bikel seems likelier. 
>But who knows.... I wouldn't mind claiming the music--those albums are among 
>my favorites from the Sixties ;-).
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>ari
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>Ari Davidow
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