"American Folk" then became a tribute to the older musical roots that both Guthrie and Parton drew from: Shaker devotional tunes, psalm singing from the New England hymnody, Appalachian fiddle tunes ...

Get all the top news & discounts for Cleveland & beyond. First, there was the 1962 song made famous by folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. Then, a 1979 juvenile fiction book adaptation by Romeo Muller.

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. His father ...

Journal Editorial Report: Hits of the Year by Kim Strassel, Jason Riley, Mary O'Grady, Dan Henninger and Paul Gigot Photo: Saul Loebmandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images On hearing of the death of Peter Yarrow ...

Peter Yarrow, folk hero and songwriter who wrote “Puff the Magic Dragon,” passed away on Tuesday, January 7. He was 86 years old, according to the Associated Press. “Our fearless dragon is tired and ...

LOS ANGELES -- Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spend any time listening to Peter Yarrow, the folk musician who died Tuesday at 86, and you’re bound to discover “Puff, the Magic ...

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Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary died in New York on Tuesday, January 7. The writer of the iconic song “Puff the Magic Dragon” was 86. “Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices ...