P eter Yarrow, the Peter of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on January 7. He was 86. Yarrow died at home in Manhattan from bladder cancer, which he had for the past four year
Peter Yarrow, one third of the beloved 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has died at 86. According to the New York Times, spokesperson Ken Sunshine said the singer and anti-Vietnam War activist died at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan following a four-year battle with bladder cancer.
Peter Yarrow, a member of the influential trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which popularised folk music in the 1960s with Blowin’ in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer and other protest anth
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Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86 after battling bladder cancer.
On many of the trio’s recordings they split the vocal parts equally, braiding Yarrow’s precise tenor around Noel Paul Stookey’s gentle baritone and Mary Travers’s warm contralto.
The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
Yarrow died at home in Manhattan from bladder cancer ... He met his collaborator Mary Travers through those shows, who introduced him to Noel Paul Stookey, who went by his middle name Paul ...
Peter Yarrow, one-third of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday in New York City. He was 86. Yarrow died at his home in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, The New York Times reported. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Ken Sunshine, according to the newspaper. Yarrow had been battling bladder cancer for the past four years.
Peter Yarrow, a major figure of the Sixties folk revival with Peter, Paul and Mary who was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl and later received a presidential pardon, died today, The New York Times reports. He was 86. Yarrow died from bladder cancer at his home in Manhattan. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Ken Sunshine.
Peter Yarrow of folk icons Peter, Paul & Mary died on Tuesday at his home on NYC’s Upper West Side after being diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago. He was 86. His family wrote this statement on December 5, asking people to submit remembrances:
Peter Yarrow, the titular Peter of 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. His daughter issued a statement to the musician’s representatives (via Deadline), confirming that Yarrow had died today in New York City from bladder cancer. He was 86 years old.