In the 1960s, the songwriter Stookey used to tour with Peter, Paul, and Mary. He took a sabbatical in 1970 to spend more time at home with the family. He relocated to Maine and spent some quality ...

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86.

Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 ...

I had a family,'' Stookey said of the split ... Aside from music, the band Peter, Paul and Mary were also very well known for their work as political activists and could often be found campaigning ...

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.

Yarrow died on Jan 7 at his home, surrounded by family, following a battle with bladder cancer. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, from left, Mary Travers, Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow ... Yarrow was raised in an upper middle class family he said placed high value on art and scholarship.

During an incredible run of success spanning the 1960s, Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers ... Yarrow was raised in an upper middle class family he said placed high value on art and ...