FOLK SINGER PETER YARROW HAS DIED

Peter, Paul, and Mary Singer Peter Yarrow Dead at 86

Peter Yarrow, folk legend and 'Puff the Magic Dragon' co-writer, dead at 86  - ABC News
(May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025)

(FOX NEWS) – Peter Yarrow, known as part of the folk trio
Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.

Yarrow passed away Tuesday in New York, according to
publicist Ken Sunshine. The musician had spent the last
four years battling bladder cancer.

"Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the last
chapter of his magnificent life. The world knows Peter
Yarrow the iconic folk activist, but the human being
behind the legend is every bit as generous, creative,
passionate, playful, and wise as his lyrics suggest,"
his daughter Bethany said in a statement.

  

American folk trio Peter (left), Paul and Mary, circa 1978.

The group posing before a brick wall
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album
released in May 1962.

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