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Stookey had first performed the song at the wedding of Peter Yarrow—Stookey's co-member of Peter, Paul and Mary—to Mary Beth McCarthy at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Willmar, Minnesota. Stookey was best man at the ceremony, which took place in the evening of October 18, 1969.
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 ]
Paul and is the debut solo studio album by American pop and folk singer-songwriter Noel Paul Stookey released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records. [1] " Wedding Song (There Is Love)" was issued as an advance single, reaching No. 24 on the Hot 100 in Billboard and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart.
Noel Paul Stookey [a] (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.
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.
Pages in category "Songs written by Paul Stookey" ... (Peter, Paul and Mary song) I. I Dig Rock and Roll Music; W. Wedding Song (There Is Love)
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. [5] Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart in the US, where it remained for over a month.
Stookey wrote the song on Mother's Day, 1982, [3] inspired by an article in a Roman Catholic magazine, [4] and has said that the song was controversial even with the group's fans. In a 1997 interview with the Houston Chronicle , Stookey commented, "The most recent surprise we had was in the mid- to late-'80s, when we were singing a song called ...