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Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival. The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (guitar, tenor vocals), Noel Paul ("Paul") Stookey (guitar, baritone vocals), and Mary Travers ( contralto vocals). [ 1 ]
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.
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).
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.
In 1983, when Peter, Paul and Mary performed the song in Jerusalem - in a country torn over the Lebanon War - they added lyrics to address the political complexities faced by their audience: "Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe. "Light one candle for those who are suffering, pain we learned so long ago.
"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is an American folk song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963.
"Day Is Done" was written by Peter Yarrow in 1968, and it was the last single that Peter, Paul and Mary recorded together as a group (the trio's version of "Leaving on a Jet Plane", released as a single in 1969, appeared on their Album 1700, released in 1967). [3] The song was written as an anti-war song during the Vietnam War era. [4]
The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary: Released: February 1967; Label: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts — — — 1970 The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary: Ten Years Together: Released: May 1970; Label: Warner Bros. 15 9 60 US: 2xPlatinum [4] 1972 The Most Beautiful Songs of Peter, Paul and Mary: Released: 1972; Label: Warner Bros. — — — 1998 Around the ...