Flower Child & Angel of Mercy

Mimi Farina (1945-2001).  Singer, dancer, musician, California girl with a a Quaker upbringing, a crystalline voice, and younger sister of Joan Baez.  She had a high romance love affair with poet singer Richard Farina whom she married when she was 18.  They recorded 2 folk albums together and then, sadly, in 1966, on her 21st birthday, he died tragically in a motorcycle accident.  She eventually went back to music and in the 1970’s her life took on new meaning when she founded Bread & Roses — which brought free live music concerts to those unfortunate enough to be in hospitals, homeless shelters, prisons and psychiatric centers.  She died of cancer in 2001, much too young, at her hilltop cottage in Mill Valley.

Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Uncategorized.