Biography on peter paul and mary

American folk music group popular in the s

Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in during the American folk music revival phenomenon.

The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (guitar, tenor vocals), Paul Stookey (guitar, baritone vocals), and Mary Travers (contralto vocals).^[1] The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of other folk musicians.

Biography on peter paul and mary

They were enormously successful in the early- and mids, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped popularize the folk music revival. After Travers's death in , Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.^[2] Yarrow died in , leaving Stookey as the only surviving member of the trio.

Mary Travers said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers.^[3] In the documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On — A Musical Leg