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The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprises Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers.
The group was created by manager Albert Grossman, who sought to create a folk “supergroup” by bringing together “a tall blonde (Travers), a funny guy (Stookey), and a good looking guy (Yarrow).” He launched the group in 1961, booking them into the Bitter End, a coffee house in New York City’s Greenwich Village that was a favorite place to hear folk artists.
The group recorded their first album, Peter, Paul and Mary, the following year. It included “500 Miles,” “Lemon Tree”,”Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” and the hit Pete Seeger tune “If I Had a Hammer,” (“The Hammer Song”). The album was listed on Billboard Magazine Top Ten list for ten months and in the Top One Hundred for over three years.
By 1963 they had recorded three albums; released the now-famous song “Puff the Magic Dragon”, which Yarrow and fellow Cornell student Leonard Lipton originally wrote in 1959 and was on the charts in 1963; and performed “If I Had a Hammer” at the 1963 March on Washington, best remembered for Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Their biggest single hit came with the Bob Dylan song, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which was an international #1 hit. It was the fastest selling single ever cut by Warner Brothers Records. For many years after, the group was at the forefront of the civil rights movement and other causes promoting social justice. Their later hit “Leaving on a Jet Plane” was actually written by the then unknown John Denver.
The group was created by manager Albert Grossman, who sought to create a folk “supergroup” by bringing together “a tall blonde (Travers), a funny guy (Stookey), and a good looking guy (Yarrow).” He launched the group in 1961, booking them into the Bitter End, a coffee house in New York City’s Greenwich Village that was a favorite place to hear folk artists.
The group recorded their first album, Peter, Paul and Mary, the following year. It included “500 Miles,” “Lemon Tree”,”Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” and the hit Pete Seeger tune “If I Had a Hammer,” (“The Hammer Song”). The album was listed on Billboard Magazine Top Ten list for ten months and in the Top One Hundred for over three years.
By 1963 they had recorded three albums; released the now-famous song “Puff the Magic Dragon”, which Yarrow and fellow Cornell student Leonard Lipton originally wrote in 1959 and was on the charts in 1963; and performed “If I Had a Hammer” at the 1963 March on Washington, best remembered for Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Their biggest single hit came with the Bob Dylan song, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which was an international #1 hit. It was the fastest selling single ever cut by Warner Brothers Records. For many years after, the group was at the forefront of the civil rights movement and other causes promoting social justice. Their later hit “Leaving on a Jet Plane” was actually written by the then unknown John Denver.
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Juhanati wrote:
If I Had a Hammer [2]
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Zvyer wrote:
If I Had a Hammer
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la-brava wrote:
Puff
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LuckyLuigi wrote:
This should be 'Peter, Paul and Mary'
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mumingxiao wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rBZlouEoNU&feature=related
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worst_astronaut wrote:
just incredible.
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dancingfool wrote:
If I had a hammer, I'd hit a lot of stuff. Like, a ton.
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Plook wrote:
It's very good. RIP Mary
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eric-jan wrote:
Check out their version of Brother Can You Spare A Dime. Love these fantastic music artists!
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Joshua_Lastfm wrote:
mad men ftw!
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scoby_2010 wrote:
haha love mad men
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meanmrmustard wrote:
Why is Early in the Morning so popular? Is it in a movie or something?
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JohnJoy11 wrote:
Timesless harmany, and messages of joy and social justice that will move hearts and souls for many future generations
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Lucmaffei wrote:
what they do is innocent, just for fan and nothin' meant.
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LukeyBoi03 wrote:
Never heard of them until 3. Anywhew sad to hear about Mary. R.I.P. [6] Ordered 'Moving' and hoping that arrives soon :)
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organic43 wrote:
Well, gettin' down with 2P.
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tnnja wrote:
Never heard of them until 3. Anywhew sad to hear about Mary. R.I.P. [5]
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iLexor wrote:
You wont find a greater rock folk trio than Peter, Paul and Mary. their music is so elevating and inspiring. whenever i find myself sad or quietly depressed i listen to one of their songs and i am happy again. it's music for the mind, the soul and also the body. also, if you want to know what kind of musicians they were, listen to the great live album "In Concert". they got such great comedic talent. you don't find that in many other bands, not back then, not today.
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lkusa wrote:
265 tracks and only one is listenable. What a crock. All their lives given to socialist causes, but the money grubbers cannot even give a bloke a free listen.
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Green_Gentlgirl wrote:
:'( the group will never be together again... but their voices still echo in my head <3 R.I.P Mary
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