Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Performers · birth-card coordinate
Richie Furay's Birth Card: The 10 of Diamonds
The Wealthy Master
A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
In the record
Paul Richard Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, and retired pastor. The birth-card coordinate for May 9 is the 10 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1997 Performers with Buffalo Springfield induction.
Rock Hall record
- 1997 Performers — inducted member of Buffalo Springfield
The 10 of Diamonds coordinate
Richie Furay's birthday maps to the 10 of Diamonds (The Wealthy Master). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Richie Furay. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You build enough and keep it structured so it actually holds.
Richie Furay in the public record
He co-founded Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band, where in all three groups he helped pioneer the country rock genre. His best known song (originally written during his tenure in Buffalo Springfield, but eventually performed by Poco as well) was "Kind Woman," which he wrote for his wife, Nancy. During his time in the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, he converted to Christianity. After releasing several Christian albums as a solo artist, Furay became full-time pastor of the Calvary Chapel in Broomfield, Colorado, serving from 1983 to his eventual retirement in 2017. In 1997, Furay was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2015, he was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame as a member of Poco. Richie Furay was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby village of Yellow Springs. Furay's parents, Paul and Naomi "Snookie" (née Coffman), managed Furay's Drug Store in downtown Yellow Springs, where Paul would often work long hours and have little time to spend with the young Richie.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Richie Furay (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 10 of Diamonds
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Richie Furay, and not a forecast of induction.
Cards in Richie Furay's fixed path
Birth card and karma
- 10♦ — Birth Card: The Wealthy Master
- Q♠ — Karma — Environment: The Wise Guide
- Q♣ — Karma — Displacement: The Nurturing Leader
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 8♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- Q♦ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- 5♥ — Life Spread — Saturn
- 3♣ — Life Spread — Uranus
- 3♠ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 9♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 7♣ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
Integrated material mastery and security
He co-founded Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band, where in all three groups he helped pioneer the country rock genre.
Paired on value and commerce — the domain ♦ governs in this system. Markers in the record: founded.
Also on the record
- In 1955, Paul sold the drugstore and established Furay's Gift Shop, where he became highly-respected by the town's children, which included future Ohio governor Mike DeWine.
- However, in August 1957, shortly before Furay entered the eighth grade, his father died at the age of 45 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
- Naomi managed the store until her eventual retirement and lived in the Yellow Springs area until her death in 2007 at the age of 94.
- Furay was inclined towards music from a young age.
Other inductees with this card
- Adam Clayton — 2005 Performers with U2
- Barry Gibb — 1997 Performers with Bee Gees
- Billy Joel — 1999 Performers
- Dave Gahan — 2020 Performers with Depeche Mode
- Dave Prater — 1992 Performers with Sam & Dave
- David Brown — 1998 Performers with Santana
- Gregg Errico — 1993 Performers with Sly and the Family Stone
- James Hetfield — 2009 Performers with Metallica
- Marshall Lytle — 2012 Performers with The Comets
- Mick Avory — 1990 Performers with The Kinks
- Mick Taylor — 1989 Performers with The Rolling Stones
- Nokie Edwards — 2008 Performers with The Ventures
- 7 more inductees share this card.
FAQ
- What is Richie Furay's birth card?
- The 10 of Diamonds. May 9 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.
- Where do Richie Furay's dates come from?
- Birth date 1944-05-09 is the day-precision date on Richie Furay's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Get the $9 Deep Dive
The Deep Dive is a written card report for your own birthday — not a Rock Hall reading.
Sources: RockHall.com (induction record) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (Performers list, Richie Furay) + Wikidata CC0 (Q48999). Birth date 1944-05-09 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569 (match).