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Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. [2] Travers grew up amid the burgeoning folk scene in New York City's Greenwich Village, [2] and she released five solo albums.
On September 16, 2009, Travers died at age 72, of complications from chemotherapy, following treatment for leukemia. [19] That same year, Peter, Paul and Mary were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On January 7, 2025, Yarrow died of bladder cancer at age 86. [20] With his death, Stookey is the last surviving member of the group. [21]
Noel Paul Stookey (born December 30, 1937) is an American singer-songwriter and activist who is known for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers. He has been known by his first name, Noel, throughout his life.
The Peter, Paul and Mary musician died of bladder cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2021. Yarrow, 86, died at his home in New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Peter Yarrow, who helped make folk music a pop phenomenon in the 1960s as one-third of the vocal trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 86.
Peter Yarrow, a singer-songwriter who made up one-third of the folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.He was 86. Publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed the sad news to CBS News, revealing that ...
Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Yarrow co-wrote (with Lenny Lipton ) one of the group's best known hits, " Puff, the Magic Dragon " (1963).
"And When I Die" was the first song written by then-17 year old Laura Nyro. [3] She sold the song to folk group Peter, Paul and Mary for $5,000, [4] who recorded it for their sixth studio album The Peter, Paul and Mary Album. The song appeared on the self-titled second album by Blood, Sweat & Tears.