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Mary Travers was born in 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky, to Robert Travers and Virginia Coigney, journalists and active organizers of The Newspaper Guild, a trade union. [4] In 1938, when Robert's employer, The Herald-Post , closed, [ 5 ] the family moved to Greenwich Village in New York City.
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (guitar, tenor vocals), Paul Stookey (guitar, baritone vocals), and Mary Travers ( contralto vocals). [ 1 ]
Mary is the debut solo album by Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary.It was the most successful of the five solo albums she recorded between 1971 and 1978. The album was released on CD for the first time in 2008 as part of the "Solo Recordings" three-CD set released by Rhino Entertainment and sold exclusively at Barnes & Noble. [1]
P. L. Travers, four diaries, 1948–1953, Camillus Travers is the son of P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins. He gave these notebooks to his mother as a boy and they were used by her for recording his schooldays and their holidays spent together, as well as other events over this period, State Library of New South Wales MLMSS 7956
Noel Paul Stookey (born December 30, 1937) is an American singer-songwriter who was famous for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary; however, he has been known by his first name, Noel, throughout his life. He is the last surviving member of the group [2], following the deaths of Mary Travers in 2009 and Peter Yarrow in ...
Rather than Mary McArdle and Sinn Féin saying her death was a mistake, what they should be saying is Mary Travers' murder is an embarrassment which has come back to haunt them." [14] Her brother, Paul Travers, who now lives in Australia, told the Belfast Telegraph in July 2011: "In 2011 we are told to put the past behind us and move on," he said.
Virginia A. Coigney (October 2, 1917 – December 18, 1997, aged 80) was a civic leader, journalist and author. [1] She married journalist and author Robert Travers in the mid-1930s, by whom she became the mother of folk singer Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary fame.
Mary Travers (1936–2009) was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk-pop group, Peter, Paul and Mary. Mary Travers may also refer to: Mary Rose-Anna Travers (1894–1941), Québécoise singer known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc; Mary Travers (murder victim) (died 1984), victim of The Troubles murdered by IRA militant Mary McArdle