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"Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey have reconfigured their arrangements to account for the absence of Mary's voice. The absence was profound. Two voices do not make a trio." Mary Travers, of Peter Paul and Mary fame has died at 72.
Mary Travers was the daughter of two Kentucky journalists who moved to Greenwich Village into an apartment building with Pete Seeger. She sang and recorded with Seeget in a band called the Song Swappers. Peter Paul and Mary were formed and debuted in 1961. Travers credits a bone marrow transpant in 2005 for extending her life another few years. The trio recived a lifetime achievement award in 2006 after being together for 46 years (with a few off on between).
Other Links: Photos from the NY Times, rememberances from Peter and Paul (Noel), bio from the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, thousands of entries on her website guestbook,
YouTubes: Newport Folk Festival/Blowin in the Wind, If I had a Hammer, Leavin on a Jet Plane, Puff the Magic Dragon (humor), Puff the Magic Dragon ("straight")
Mary Travers was the daughter of two Kentucky journalists who moved to Greenwich Village into an apartment building with Pete Seeger. She sang and recorded with Seeget in a band called the Song Swappers. Peter Paul and Mary were formed and debuted in 1961. Travers credits a bone marrow transpant in 2005 for extending her life another few years. The trio recived a lifetime achievement award in 2006 after being together for 46 years (with a few off on between).
Other Links: Photos from the NY Times, rememberances from Peter and Paul (Noel), bio from the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, thousands of entries on her website guestbook,
YouTubes: Newport Folk Festival/Blowin in the Wind, If I had a Hammer, Leavin on a Jet Plane, Puff the Magic Dragon (humor), Puff the Magic Dragon ("straight")
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