In 1981, he was pardoned by President Jimmy Carter just before he left office. Yarrow also co-wrote the 1976 Mary MacGregor No. 1 hit "Torn Between Two Lovers." Peter, Paul and Mary reformed in ...
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 ...
Yarrow was 86. Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group's most enduring song, "Puff the Magic Dragon," died Tuesday in New York, Sunshine told the Associated Press. Yarrow had been battling bladder ...
Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New ...
As part of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, he met Albert Grossman, the enigmatic manager and festival co-organizer. Grossman began working with Yarrow, who started singing in Greenwich ...
"Later songs include the civil rights anthem "No Easy Walk to Freedom," co-written with Margery Tabankin, and "Light One Candle," calling for peace in Lebanon.Yarrow, who with Travers and Stookey ...
PUFF The Magic Dragon's co-writer Peter Yarrow has tragically died aged 86. The legend - best known as one-third of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary - died on Tuesday in New York, according to his ...