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"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 ...
Puff the Magic Dragon is a 30-minute animated television special based on the song of the same name made notable by Peter, Paul and Mary. [1] First aired October 30, 1978, on CBS, [2] and produced by Fred Wolf Films, it features Burgess Meredith as the voice the title character.
The Douglas AC-47 ("Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support.
Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — which helped popularize Bob Dylan as the voice of a generation — co-writer of the song “Puff, the Magic ...
He also produced three CBS TV specials based on "Puff the Magic Dragon", which earned an Emmy nomination for him. In 1978 Yarrow organized Survival Sunday, an antinuclear benefit, and after a period of separation, he was once again joined by Stookey and Travers. [26] Yarrow and his daughter, Bethany Yarrow, often performed together.
Yarrow co-wrote and produced Mary MacGregor's Torn Between Two Lovers (No. 1, 1977) and earned an Emmy for three animated TV specials based on "Puff the Magic Dragon". [12] While the group was de facto broken up and touring separately, it still managed to come together for a series of reunions before officially coming back together again.
Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies is a 24-minute animated television special that first aired November 17, 1979 on CBS. [1] A sequel to the 1978 TV special Puff the Magic Dragon, [2] with Burgess Meredith returning as the voice of the title character, the special was produced by Fred Wolf Films.
Moving is the second album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in January 1963.The third single, "Puff, the Magic Dragon," was a huge hit and a defining song for the trio, reaching #2 on the Hot 100, #1 on the Easy Listening, and #10 on the R&B Charts.