“Puff, the Magic Dragon” was released in January of 1963 by the American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. The song peaked at ...
That was right after they performed at the now-famous civil rights March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech.
Though the upper-echelon of the music industry seems like a larger than life place, the community within it is actually quite small when you consider how often our favorite musicians cross paths. From ...
We look back on the stars who died this year, including Leslie Charleson, Jeff Baena, and Peter Yarrow.
From the death of folk music star Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary to good news from broadcasting legend Dick Vitale, ...
Whatever your preferred interpretation of the song is, however, what’s undeniable is that we wouldn’t have it, or that great ...
Peter Yarrow of 'Puff the Magic Dragon' fame died on January 7. Find out more about his life and remarkable career, below.
Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done." ...
Yarrow wrote the music for the group’s best-known composition, “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” with lyrics by his Cornell classmate Leonard Lipton. The song became a standard both at summer camps and in ...
Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who co-wrote “Puff the Magic Dragon,” has ...
Vocalist Peter Yarrow, best known for singing with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died at the age of 86 on January 7, ...