Mary Travers, seen in 1984, released five solo albums after the trio disbanded in 1970. The group reunited in 1978, however, and continued touring regularly until she recently became too ill.

Mary Travers of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary died after a years-long battle with leukemia. She was 72. In the early '60s, Travers joined Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey to make ...

Peter, Paul and Mary, the iconic American folk trio, have been part of music culture with songs like “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and “Puff the Magic Dragon” for more than half a century.

Mary Travers died in 2009 from leukemia. The folk singer was a third of the band Peter, Paul and Mary and he co-wrote songs like Puff the Magic Dragon, The Great Mandala, and Day Is Done.

Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow at The Greek Theatre in 1978. (Photo by Richard McCaffrey/ Michael Ochs Archive/ Getty Images) The singer-songwriter was born in New York.

Mary Travers, Paul Stookey and Yarrow. Michael Ochs Archives With Lenny Lipton, Yarrow co-wrote the group’s iconic song “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” which came out in 1963.

Peter Yarrow, Singer With Folk Legends Peter, Paul & Mary and Co-Writer of ‘Puff the Magic Dragon,’ Dies at 86 Jem Aswad and Chris Willman Tue, January 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM UTC ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms.He was 86. Yarrow died at his home in New York ...

American singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow, who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, his publicist said.

Peter, Paul and Mary disbanded in 1970, with the three embarking on solo careers, though they did occasionally reunite, like a concert in support of McGovern’s ’72 campaign.