Folk singer Peter Yarrow, of the musical group Peter, Paul, and Mary, died Monday, Jan. 6, at 86 after a years-long battle with bladder cancer. In the wake of his passing, Gastonia Councilwoman ...
It’s hard to imagine growing up in the last 60 years or so without being touched by the music and activism of Peter Yarrow. He wrote the classic “Puff the Magic Dragon” while still a student ...
Members of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, left to right: Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow in 1978. (The Heritage Foundation) Yarrow was born on May 31, 1938, in New York.
Among others, de minimis benefits include the employee use of the photocopier and items such as holiday gifts, flowers, and refreshments or snacks provided during a business meeting. Gift ...
Peter Yarrow, one-third of the hit-making 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and a Jewish activist who promoted Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and other progressive causes, has died at age 86.
1. From their earliest albums, the trio sang out against war and injustice in songs like Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have all the Flowers Gone,” Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “When the ...
Peter, Paul and Mary, the music trio of which Yarrow had played a part, was known for its anti-war songs since the 1960s, including covers of US musician Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and US folk ...
Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary died in New York on Tuesday, January 7. The writer of the iconic song “Puff the Magic Dragon” was 86. “Our fearless dragon is tired and has ...
NEW YORK – American singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow, who found fame with the ... 1962 with If I Had A Hammer and Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, co-written by folk artiste Pete Seeger.
Peter Yarrow performs at the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee’s 2017 conference in Washington, D.C., marking the 50th anniversary of the March on the Pentagon. (Photo by Howard Ruffner/Getty ...
The group were civil rights and anti-war campaigners, best known for the song Puff The Magic Dragon and their versions of If I Had A Hammer and Where Have All The Flowers Gone? Yarrow, who was ...