Peter Yarrow, Peter, Paul and Mary Legend
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•Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86 - National | Globalnews.ca
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Peter Yarrow , one-third of Peter , Paul and Mary , has died at 86 .
Yarrow had bladder cancer for the past four years .
He co-wrote the group’s most enduring song, Puff the Magic Dragon.
The trio helped lead an American renaissance in folk music in the 1960s .
They performed Blowin ’ in the Wind at the 1963 March on Washington .
Peter , Paul and Mary became an overnight sensation when their first album reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
The trio sang out against war and injustice in songs like Seeger’s If I Had a Hammer and Where Have all the Flowers Gone .
They could also show a soft side, particularly on Puff the Magic Dragon , which Yarrow maintained it reflected the loss of childhood innocence.
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