Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like "Blowin’ in the Wind," "If I Had a Hammer" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement, died Wednesday night in Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. She was 72 and had lived in Redding, Conn.
She was an icon of the 60s. PP&M was one of the soundtracks of that era. PP&M produced some of the core music that was part of the cultural synthesis that went into creating and reinforcing the idealism of the kids of the 60’s.
Feeling a lot older tonight.
Link:
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/...
For the non boomers the Wiki page has been already updated:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
RIP Mary and thanks for being there when I was growing up.
PP&M from wiki:
The group was created and managed by Albert Grossman, who sought to create a folk "supergroup" by bringing together "a tall blonde (Mary Travers), a funny guy (Paul Stookey), and a good looking guy (Peter Yarrow)". He launched the group in 1961, booking them into the The Bitter End, a coffee house and popular folk venue in New York City's Greenwich Village. They recorded their first album, Peter, Paul and Mary, the following year. It included "500 Miles", "Lemon Tree", and the Pete Seeger hit tunes "If I Had a Hammer" (subtitled "(The Hammer Song)") and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?". The album was listed on the Billboard Magazine Top Ten list for ten months and in the Top One Hundred for over three years.
This snip suggests the group's impact on early 60's music
By 1963, Peter, Paul and Mary had recorded three albums. All three were in the Top ten the week of President Kennedy's assassination.
Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Feel free to link some youtube PP&M songs.
Update:
I can’t make it through all those youtube vids. It is obvious Mary Travers was very important in the lives of many kossacks. To us who lived in those times PP&M was one of the positive influences that made us think we could change the world.