Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul and Mary dead from cancer

by dunkelberg | September 16, 2009 at 06:21 pm
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Peter, Paul and Mary - Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan cover)

She ws the tall, winnowy blonde who set boys' hearts aglow and the folk music movement on fire.
Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary, is dead.

Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement, died Wednesday night in Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. She was 72 and had lived in Redding, Conn.

The cause was cancer, said her spokeswoman, Heather Lylis.

The New York TImes has now posted a full obituary.

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caj1

This is sad.  I loved her voice, and listening to all the well-known songs of Peter, Paul & Mary.  I will always hear her voice in these songs. Not mentioned yet is the famous "Puff, The Magic Dragon."

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The_Cynic

Shows how bloody old I am - I remember them on BBC Radio 1, when the songs were just new releases!

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rng

Puff, The Magic Dragon...OK I inhaled. I am  not going to lie to you. Who remembers - 'Time for bed, said Zembedee'. Dylan was so a stoner.

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caj1

Yes, I remember the allusions...but honestly, we sang it in grade school!  We children (at the time) didn't know the reference, if it is really true that "Puff the Magic Dragon" is about something other than a dragon?  As for the Dylan lyric, what song does that come from?  I don't know which one....

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The_Cynic

The Magic Roundabout.

Erm...it used to be a five minute show just before the evening news - CHRIST; I'm ancient!

Originally made in France.

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J2B

yes! the Magic Roundabout! best show ever made, never missed it! Mary lived longer than many in her trade! Leukemia took her in the end.

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Paschen

I liked them and in some countries their songs are still being played on a daily base in the streets for all to hear.

The music and lyrics will live on as well as the memories.


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Iffy

She was so hot in these old films: wow! So beautiful to watch! Model beautiful.

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lalith

I love their version of Puff the Magic Dragon. May Mary Rest in Peace.

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Rhonda J Mangus

Thanks for this, dunkelberg.

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