p, 1921-1987 BR
Singer / Musician / Composer of Latin and Jazz
A.k.a. Farnésio Dutra e Silva
Dick Farney, stage name of Farnesio Dutra e Silva (November 14, 1921 - August 4, 1987) was a Brazilian singer, pianist and composer. He began playing piano as a child, when he learned classical music with his father and mother taught him while singing. In 1937 he debuted as a singer in the youth radio program "Hora Juvenil" at Cruzeiro do Sul radio station, in Rio de Janeiro. When performed the song "Deep Purple" (composed by David Rose), was taken by Cesar Ladeira to radio Mayrink Veiga, going to present the program Dick Farney, The Voice And The Piano. The group "Os Swing Maníacos" formed by Dick, had his brother Cyll Farney, (drums), accompanied Edu da Gaita on recording the music "Canção da India", of the Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908). From 1941 to 1944, was crooner of the Carlos Machado orchestra at the Cassino da Urca, in the days when gambling was allowed in Brazil. In 1946 he was invited to go to the United States after the meeting with the arranger Bill Hitchcock and the pianist Eddie Duchin, at the Copacabana Palace Hotel. Did presentations on NBC radio for two months. In 1948 he successfully presented at the carioca club Vogue. In the year 1959 was the TV show - Dick Farney Show, Record TV - Channel 7 São Paulo. Formed his own orchestra at 1960. In 1965 at the newly opened TV Globo - Channel 4, Rio de Janeiro, presented by Betty Faria and Dick Farney, the TV show Dick and Betty. Gogô was his piano accompanist from 1977 to 1987. He has owned the clubs Farney's and Farney's Inn, both in São Paulo. In 1971 formed a jazz trio with bassist Sabá and drummer Toninho Pinheiro. From 1973 to 1978 he played piano and sang at the nightclub Chez Régine in Rio.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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1 - 16 Hits | Dick Farney | 2009 | Compil. |
Grande Parada Elenco 1 | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Baden Powell, Ciro Monteiro, Nara Leão, Quarteto Em Cy, Mário Reis, Edu Lobo, Rosinha de Valença, Sérgio Ricardo, Odette Lara, Dick Farney | 2008 | Compil. |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 2008 | Compil. |
The Eternally Stylish Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 2008 | Compil. |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 2008 | Album |
Nova Série | Dick Farney | 2007 | Compil. |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 2007 | Compil. |
BIS Bossa Nova | Dick Farney | 2004 | Compil. |
Enciclopédia Musical Brasileira | Dick Farney & Lúcio Alves | 2000 | Compil. |
Pérolas | Dick Farney | 2000 | Compil. |
Meus Momentos | Dick Farney | 1999 | Compil. |
Dick Farney (1988) | Dick Farney | 1998 | Album |
Meus Momentos (Volume Dois) | Dick Farney | 1997 | Compil. |
Mestres da MPB | Dick Farney | 1994 | Compil. |
Meus Momentos | Dick Farney | 1994 | Compil. |
2 em 1: Tudo Isto É Amor & Tudo Isso É Amor Vol.2 | Dick Farney & Claudette Soares | 1993 | Compil. |
Ao Vivo: A Arte Do Espetáculo | Dick Farney | 1992 | Album |
Especial | Dick Farney | 1990 | Compil. |
Convite Para Ouvir - Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1989 | Compil. |
Suave cair da tarde | Marina Brandao, Araken Peixoto, Dick Farney | 1988 | Album |
O Começo | Dick Farney | 1988 | Compil. |
O Melhor de Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1987 | Compil. |
Especial 30 Sucessos | Dick Farney | 1987 | Compil. |
Dick Farney Ao Vivo | Dick Farney | 1987 | Album |
O Amor Em Paz | Dick Farney, Claudette Soares | 1987 | Compil. |
João Gilberto, Sylvia Telles & Dick Farney | João Gilberto, Sylvia Telles & Dick Farney | 1987 | Compil. |
Momentos | Dick Farney | 1985 | Compil. |
O Melhor De Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1984 | Compil. |
Feliz De Amor | Dick Farney | 1983 | Album |
O Prestígio De Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1982 | Compil. |
Noite | Dick Farney | 1981 | Album |
A Voz De Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1981 | Compil. |
O Cantor, O Pianista E O Diretor De Orquestra | Dick Farney | 1979 | Compil. |
Copacabana | Dick Farney | 1979 | Single |
Um Piano Ao Cair Da Tarde - Internacional - Volume 1 | Dick Farney, José Alves, Amilton Godoy, Felix Wagner | 1979 | Album |
Copacabana | Dick Farney | 1978 | Single |
História Do Jazz Em São Paulo | Dick Farney | 1978 | Album |
Dick Farney Plays Gershwin | Dick Farney | 1978 | Album |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1978 | Album |
Tudo Isto É Amor Vol. 2 | Dick Farney & Claudette Soares | 1977 | Album |
Tudo Isto É Amor | Dick Farney & Claudette Soares | 1976 | Album |
Aeromoça | Dick Farney | 1976 | Single |
Aeromoça | Dick Farney | 1976 | Single |
Um Piano Ao Cair Da Tarde Nº 2 | Dick Farney | 1975 | Album |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1975 | Album |
Um Piano Ao Cair Da Tarde | Dick Farney | 1974 | Album |
Dick Farney E Você | Dick Farney | 1974 | Album |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1973 | Album |
As Duas Maneiras de Dick Farney: Dick em Ipanema / Dick na Broadway | Dick Farney | 1972 | Album |
Tereza Da Praia | Dick Farney | 1972 | Single |
Penumbra Romance | Dick Farney | 1972 | Album |
Os Grandes Sucessos De Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1969 | Album |
De Aloysio De Oliveira | Dick Farney | 1967 | Album |
Dick Farney: Piano Orquestra: Gaya | Dick Farney, Lindolfo Gaya | 1967 | Album |
Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1964 | Album |
Dick Farney Jazz | Dick Farney | 1962 | Album |
Jam Session Das Folhas | Dick Farney E Booker Pittman | 1961 | Album |
Dick Farney Show | Dick Farney Com Enrico Simonetti E Orquestra RGE | 1961 | Album |
Concêrto De Jazz No Auditório Do "O Globo" | Dick Farney | 1960 | Album |
Atendendo A Pedidos | Dick Farney | 1958 | Album |
Meia-Noite Em Copacabana Com Dick Farney | Dick Farney | 1956 | Album |
Dick Farney - Trio | Dick Farney | 1956 | Album |
Dick Farney E Seu Quinteto | Dick Farney | 1954 | Album |
I've Got My Captain Workin' For Me Now / As Long As I'm Dreaming / Too Fat Polka | Bing Crosby / Dick Farney / Arthur Godfrey | 1948 | Album |
You Do / One For My Baby / Vine Street Boogie | Dick Farney / Frank Sinatra / Harry James And His Big Band | 1948 | Album |
Fine Thing! / If My Heart Had A Window | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Copacabana / Barqueiro Do São Francisco | Dick Farney Com Eduardo Patané E Sua Orquestra De Cordas | 1947 | Album |
For Once In Yoru Life / Just An Old Love Of Mine | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Marina / There's No Sweeter Word Than Sweetheart | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
That Old Black Magic / National Emblem March / Peanut Butter | Dick Farney / Ray Bloch And His Orchestra / Peanuts Hucko And His The V-Disc All Stars | 1947 | Album |
Too Marvelous For Words / Tenderly | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Somebody Loves Me / These Foolish Things | Dick Farney / Slam Stewart | 1947 | Album |
Worth Duckin' / I Must Have That Man | Slam Stewart, Dick Farney / Peanuts Hucko And His The V-Disc All Stars | 1947 | Album |
My Young And Foolish Heart / I Wish I Didn't Love You So | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Marina / Foi E Não Voltou | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Somebody Loves Me / My Melancholy Baby | Dick Farney | 1947 | Album |
Junto De Mim / Sempre Teu | Dick Farney | Album | |
I Still Get Jealous / The Wildest Girl In Town | Dick Farney | Album | |
Sem Êsse Céu / Alguém Como Tu | Dick Farney | Album | |
Porque / Naquele Tempo | Dick Farney | Album | |
Ponto Final / Olhos Tentadores | Dick Farney | Album | |
America's Favorite Songs By George Gershwin | Russell Bennett And His Orchestra, Dick Farney, Ray Heatherton, Lee Wiley | Album | |
Sin Ese Cielo / Adorable | Dick Farney | Album | |
Ruta 66 / Punto Final | Dick Farney | Album | |
I'll Never Make The Same Mistake Again / Made For Each Other (Tu Felicidad) | Dick Farney | Album | |
No Puedo Darte Más Que Amor, Nena / Marina | Dick Farney | Album | |
I Cried For You / Laura | Dick Farney | Album | |
Presença De Baden Powell & Dick Farney | Baden Powell & Dick Farney | Compil. | |
How Soon? / Copacabana | Dick Farney | Album | |
She's Funny That Way / How Deep Is The Ocean | Dick Farney | Album | |
Você / Fotografia | Dick Farney | Single |
Dick Farney E Seu Quarteto De Jazz Jazz and Latin |
Dick Farney E Sua Orchestra |
Dick Farney E Sua Orquestra |
Dick Farney Trio Jazz and Latin |