Those who are in their early30 or 40s will surely remember the songs "If I Had a Hammer", "Lemon Tree," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff (The Magic Dragon.)" These songs were popularized by 1960s’ folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.
Sadly one of their members died. Mary Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday. At the age 72, she lost the battle with leukemia that she had for several years. Travers is part of Peter Yarrow’s and Noel Paul Stookey’s group Peter, Paul and Mary.
The group also collected five Grammy Awards for their three songs like "Leaving on a Jet Plane," "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Blowin' in the Wind." The group was so popular until the coming of the Beatles in in the mid 60’s. Still avid fans of the group are still there. I will never forget my husband told me that his cousin even exchanged her money allocated for her diet pill just to buy Peter, Paul and Mary CD.
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