We thought all the great vintage music documentaries were accounted for, but Murray Lerner’s look at the Newport Folk Festival in the mid-‘sixties is a terrific time machine to a kindler, gentler musical era. The mix of talent is broad and deep, and we get to see excellent vintage coverage of some real legends, before the hype & marketing plague arrived.
Festival: Folk Music at Newport, 1963-1966
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 892
1967 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 12, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Theodore Bikel, Cousin Emmy, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Mimi Fariña, Richard Farina, Mrs. Ollie Gilbert, Fannie Lou Hamer, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, John Koerner, Jim Kweskin, Tex Logan, Mel Lyman, Spokes Mashiyane, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee, Pappy Clayton McMichen,...
Festival: Folk Music at Newport, 1963-1966
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 892
1967 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 97 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date September 12, 2017 / 39.95
Starring: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Theodore Bikel, Cousin Emmy, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Mimi Fariña, Richard Farina, Mrs. Ollie Gilbert, Fannie Lou Hamer, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, John Koerner, Jim Kweskin, Tex Logan, Mel Lyman, Spokes Mashiyane, Fred McDowell, Brownie McGhee, Pappy Clayton McMichen,...
- 8/29/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The immensely popular trio provides an extremely pleasant eighty minutes of musical nostalgia – with plenty of full performances but also the full variety of their music through the years. Interviews with the principals give us the back story, light but not superficial, while film clips show their political activism through the years.
50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
DVD
Mvd Visual
2014 / B&W + Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 78 min. / Street Date December 9, 2016 / 19.95
Starring Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey, Mary Allin Travers.
Film Editor Pat Murphy
Produced by Jim Brown, Heather A. Smith
Directed by Jim Brown
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When we watch movies about music groups we can be looking for historical and personal insights, or we could just want happy nostalgia, to hear the music and see our favorites as they appeared through the years. Many of us instantly recognize groups from the 1960s when we hear them,...
50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
DVD
Mvd Visual
2014 / B&W + Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 78 min. / Street Date December 9, 2016 / 19.95
Starring Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey, Mary Allin Travers.
Film Editor Pat Murphy
Produced by Jim Brown, Heather A. Smith
Directed by Jim Brown
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When we watch movies about music groups we can be looking for historical and personal insights, or we could just want happy nostalgia, to hear the music and see our favorites as they appeared through the years. Many of us instantly recognize groups from the 1960s when we hear them,...
- 12/27/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It’s not often that Oscar nominations follow right on the heels of the Golden Globes, but here we are: We’re a day away from the 2013 Academy Award nominations. Have you already bought a “Get Well Soon” card to send to the crew of Fruitvale Station and Prisoners? Because they’ll be coming up with nothing on nomination day. Let the Hallmark healing begin.
Before the big announcement, let’s voice our last minute prayers: our biggest (and perhaps least probable) wishes for the 2013 Oscars. Pretend I’m saying all of this in the voice of Rayon from Dallas Buyers Club for maximum poignancy.
1. Inside Llewyn Davis, Her, and Dallas Buyers Club beat Saving Mr. Banks and The Butler for Best Picture nominations.
The nebulous number of Best Picture nominees ever year depresses me. What was wrong with five? We enjoyed five. Five! Like Spice Girls . With five, everything stood a chance.
Before the big announcement, let’s voice our last minute prayers: our biggest (and perhaps least probable) wishes for the 2013 Oscars. Pretend I’m saying all of this in the voice of Rayon from Dallas Buyers Club for maximum poignancy.
1. Inside Llewyn Davis, Her, and Dallas Buyers Club beat Saving Mr. Banks and The Butler for Best Picture nominations.
The nebulous number of Best Picture nominees ever year depresses me. What was wrong with five? We enjoyed five. Five! Like Spice Girls . With five, everything stood a chance.
- 1/14/2014
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
Neil Young called her "sweet Joni from Saskatoon," but the best thing about birthday girl Joni Mitchell, who turns 69 today, is that her unmistakable chirp emoted everything from sweetness and naivete to weariness, staggering emotional intelligence, and a knack for conversational, but poetic wordplay that has gone unchallenged in the generations that've followed her. Among legendary singer/songwriters, she's a definitive legend, and as much sexist rock critics want to conflate her importance with her femaleness, anyone with a brain and ear can tell she's been a remarkably distinct artist in her own right. And if I'm being honest, I'd say her writing is more piercingly articulate than Bob Dylan's. Take that, Rolling Stone.
To celebrate her big day, let's wheel through 10 of her best clips and performances. I've included a few standards and a few rarer gems, so don't feel too angry that I've left out some greats like "A Case of You,...
To celebrate her big day, let's wheel through 10 of her best clips and performances. I've included a few standards and a few rarer gems, so don't feel too angry that I've left out some greats like "A Case of You,...
- 11/7/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
New York — Mary Campbell, whose childhood affection for the big bands and opera she heard on her radio set the stage for four decades as a music writer for The Associated Press, died Friday. She was 78.
Campbell died in Bloomington, Ind., according to her sister, Ruth Miller.
From symphony to rock `n' roll, from Duke Ellington to Beverly Sills to the Dixie Chicks, Campbell covered the entertainment scene, earning respect from the artists she wrote about and devotion from the public who followed her profiles and reviews.
"Mary Campbell is a most admired reporter, not only because she writes so well but also because she knows an interesting story when she hears about it," celebrated conductor-tenor Placido Domingo once said.
At a party for the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1990s, Mary Travers politely greeted the many luminaries in attendance but spent much of the evening huddled in a corner with Campbell,...
Campbell died in Bloomington, Ind., according to her sister, Ruth Miller.
From symphony to rock `n' roll, from Duke Ellington to Beverly Sills to the Dixie Chicks, Campbell covered the entertainment scene, earning respect from the artists she wrote about and devotion from the public who followed her profiles and reviews.
"Mary Campbell is a most admired reporter, not only because she writes so well but also because she knows an interesting story when she hears about it," celebrated conductor-tenor Placido Domingo once said.
At a party for the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary in the 1990s, Mary Travers politely greeted the many luminaries in attendance but spent much of the evening huddled in a corner with Campbell,...
- 10/20/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Photographer behind striking album covers for Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Janis Joplin
The American photographer Barry Feinstein, who has died aged 80, made his most famous series of images when he accompanied Bob Dylan and the Band on their controversial tour of Britain in 1966. On stage, Dylan was aloof to the point of imperious, a dandy in shades and a sharp suit, willing his new electric music on disgruntled audiences who wanted the familiar folk singer they knew and revered.
When Feinstein's fly-on-the-wall photographs of the tour finally appeared in his book Real Moments, published in 2008, Dylan emerged as an even more complex figure. Often he looks gaunt and fragile, his eyes hidden behind ever-present shades, his body hunched against the cold British winds and the imploring eyes of his faithful. One such image of Dylan waiting for the Aust ferry to take him across the Severn was used as...
The American photographer Barry Feinstein, who has died aged 80, made his most famous series of images when he accompanied Bob Dylan and the Band on their controversial tour of Britain in 1966. On stage, Dylan was aloof to the point of imperious, a dandy in shades and a sharp suit, willing his new electric music on disgruntled audiences who wanted the familiar folk singer they knew and revered.
When Feinstein's fly-on-the-wall photographs of the tour finally appeared in his book Real Moments, published in 2008, Dylan emerged as an even more complex figure. Often he looks gaunt and fragile, his eyes hidden behind ever-present shades, his body hunched against the cold British winds and the imploring eyes of his faithful. One such image of Dylan waiting for the Aust ferry to take him across the Severn was used as...
- 10/25/2011
- by Sean O'Hagan
- The Guardian - Film News
(from left) Michael Jackson, David Carradine, Bea Arthur, Ricardo Montalban, Karl Malden, Brittany Murphy and Patrick Swayze After losing the likes of Paul Newman, Bernie Mac, George Carlin, Estelle Getty, Roy Scheider and Heath Ledger in 2008 who would have ever thought 2009 would have also taken so many recognizable and loved names. Of course, these are the things we never plan on as once again I continue the tradition I started back in 2006, remembering those we lost over the past year. Like always I will remind you this is not a complete list, but to my knowledge it is a pretty good representation of those we lost from the world of entertainment... Pat Hingle (Died January 3, 2009) - Commissioner Gordon in the '80s and '90s series of Batman movies. Died from Myelodysplasia (blood cancer).
Ricardo Montalban (Died January 14, 2009) - Played the memorable role of Khan in Star Trek - The...
Ricardo Montalban (Died January 14, 2009) - Played the memorable role of Khan in Star Trek - The...
- 1/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
One of my favorite pastimes, especially when I should be doing something else, is moseying around the blogs of my readers. You may have noticed that when the name of a poster is displayed in blue, that means it's a link -- usually to the author's blog, although you might be surprised. Assembled here is a distinctive readership of interesting people, not least because I am vigilant about never posting idiotic or perfunctory comments. A certain civil tone is (usually) maintained, avoiding the plague of flame wars.
More than a year ago, when the blog was somewhat new to me, I wrote: "Your comments have provided me with the best idea of my readers that I have ever had, and you are the readers I have dreamed of. I was writing to you before I was sure you were there. You are thoughtful, engaged, fair, and often the authors of eloquent prose.
More than a year ago, when the blog was somewhat new to me, I wrote: "Your comments have provided me with the best idea of my readers that I have ever had, and you are the readers I have dreamed of. I was writing to you before I was sure you were there. You are thoughtful, engaged, fair, and often the authors of eloquent prose.
- 10/5/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Well, here’s a subject I’ve meant to address for weeks, but I’ve been avoiding it. Yes, it’s like one of those particularly annoying term papers you’ve delayed starting for months until finally it really seems like it would be a Very Good Idea to begin the damned thing because the term is just about to end and if you don’t do it now, you might as well forget the whole kit and kaboodle. Know what I mean?
Years ago, in college and grad school, it was the kind of thing that I would write on my manual typewriter using Corrasable Bond paper (the procrastinator’s friend) and an eraser. That way, the first draft could easily also be the final draft. These days, with computers and word processing programs and the cut/paste function, first drafts effortlessly become finals. No Liquid Paper, no mess,...
Years ago, in college and grad school, it was the kind of thing that I would write on my manual typewriter using Corrasable Bond paper (the procrastinator’s friend) and an eraser. That way, the first draft could easily also be the final draft. These days, with computers and word processing programs and the cut/paste function, first drafts effortlessly become finals. No Liquid Paper, no mess,...
- 9/30/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.But all through the summer of 2009 came a ceaseless and somber drumbeat, as idols of all walks of life passed away. From Walter Cronkite to Sen. Ted Kennedy, the nonstop loss of luminaries continued almost as if a seasonal occurrence . as much a part of summer as hot dogs and humidity.If a filmmaker were trying to capture the summer of 2009, Michael Jackson news would be playing in the background. Many thought coverage of Jackson's death was too much; a Pew Research Center poll released in July found that 64 percent of those surveyed thought the media blitz was overdone (though none could top MTV Japan, which designated an entire week of mourning for Jackson).But news outlets went heavy on coverage for the many others who passed. Collectively, it made the constant commemorating hard to escape,...
- 9/19/2009
- Filmicafe
Mary Travers of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary died Wednesday night at the age of 72.
For my 10th birthday, my dad bought me a teal plastic cassette tape box and put two new cassettes in it: The Beach Boys' Endless Summer and Peter, Paul & Mary's Ten Years Together. The next year, I'd add a third album to the collection—Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View, what a classic!—but for a while, those first two comprised the entirety of my record collection. Dreamy 60s pop and protest songs. I promptly decorated the case with Lisa Frank kitten stickers but moved on to CDs before I could fill it all the way up.
For my 10th birthday, my dad bought me a teal plastic cassette tape box and put two new cassettes in it: The Beach Boys' Endless Summer and Peter, Paul & Mary's Ten Years Together. The next year, I'd add a third album to the collection—Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View, what a classic!—but for a while, those first two comprised the entirety of my record collection. Dreamy 60s pop and protest songs. I promptly decorated the case with Lisa Frank kitten stickers but moved on to CDs before I could fill it all the way up.
- 9/17/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
By Ester Goldberg
Catch up on all the top schmooze, as Ester gives her own outrageous take on the week at TheWrap. In this episode: Kanye steals Taylor Swift's Vma moment (sorry seems to be the hardest word for this moron), Lady Gag Me (sorry, that's GaGa) and George "Star Trek" Takei, and his husband, on "The Newlywed Game" (that muffled sound you hear is Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck pooping themselves.). Also, tributes to Patrick Swayze and Mary Travers. So sit your tookus down and watch ... and be sure to catch Ester on Wonderwall.com.
...
Catch up on all the top schmooze, as Ester gives her own outrageous take on the week at TheWrap. In this episode: Kanye steals Taylor Swift's Vma moment (sorry seems to be the hardest word for this moron), Lady Gag Me (sorry, that's GaGa) and George "Star Trek" Takei, and his husband, on "The Newlywed Game" (that muffled sound you hear is Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck pooping themselves.). Also, tributes to Patrick Swayze and Mary Travers. So sit your tookus down and watch ... and be sure to catch Ester on Wonderwall.com.
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- 9/17/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
· Cate Blanchett is taking some heat for wearing this on a Melbourne red carpet. TMZ already made the Roseanne's couch joke, so we'll just point and stare.
· Glee's audience dropped 11% from last week; that 11% quite deservedly missed out on the electric screen chemistry between Stephen Tobolowsky and Josh Groban.
· Our intrepid stablemate Nikki Finke reports The Hollywood Reporter will be going online-only this year, and Variety.com will erect a Iron Subscription Curtain. The Cold Trades War begins.
· Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary succumbed to leukemia yesterday at age 72. Here she is at their peak in 1963, singing their signature hit. Hammer on in heaven, Mary.
· Here's a preview of Amy Poehler's completely improvised Paula Abdul impression on her upcoming Inside the Actors' Studio. Forever the skies and love and people, indeed.
· Glee's audience dropped 11% from last week; that 11% quite deservedly missed out on the electric screen chemistry between Stephen Tobolowsky and Josh Groban.
· Our intrepid stablemate Nikki Finke reports The Hollywood Reporter will be going online-only this year, and Variety.com will erect a Iron Subscription Curtain. The Cold Trades War begins.
· Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary succumbed to leukemia yesterday at age 72. Here she is at their peak in 1963, singing their signature hit. Hammer on in heaven, Mary.
· Here's a preview of Amy Poehler's completely improvised Paula Abdul impression on her upcoming Inside the Actors' Studio. Forever the skies and love and people, indeed.
- 9/17/2009
- Movieline
On September 16, after battling leukemia for many years, 72-year-old Mary Travers succumbed to cancer in Connecticut's Danbury Hospital. Joining singer-songwriters Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early sixties, Travers completed the legendary folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary, a group that had a profound effect on American culture. Though Pp&M achieved five Grammy® Awards, their influence on Baby Boomers went beyond hit albums and singles. They helped mold the opinions of millions, persistently trying to open the minds of everyone who listened to their recordings or saw them perform live. Over the years, "Puff, The Magic Dragon," "Blowin' In The Wind," and "If I Had A Hammer" were required learning for children while their parents belted out the big chorus of "Leaving On A Jet Plane" whenever it played on the radio. Mary Travers was that warm,...
- 9/17/2009
- by Mike Ragogna
- Huffington Post
We're getting tired of saying goodbye to people we love. First, Patrick Swayze and now Mary Travers - both losing their fights to cancer. We'll be up all weekend bouncing between our Collector's Edition of "Ghost" and our Peter, Paul & Mary box set. Yes, it's a curious pairing but isn't everyone a romantic film folkie deep inside? Thanks Patrick and Mary for giving us reasons to dance and sing. We hope you're both dirty dancing to "Puff, the Magic Dragon" in that Road House in the sky.
- 9/17/2009
- by GetBack
- Getback - Movies
Boston (AP) - Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam anti-war movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, said Travers died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. Though their music sounded serene, Peter, Paul and Mary represented the frustration and upheaval of the 1960s, as a generation of liberal activists used their music not only to protest political policies, but also to spark social change. And even as the...
- 9/17/2009
- by Jay Lindsay, AP
- Hitfix
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, who charmed the world with her sweet vocals on such classics as "Blowin' in the Wind," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," died on Wednesday night. She was 72 years-old.According to Travers's rep, she died of cancer. Travers was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004, and received a bone marrow transplant in 2006. Travers did not get better following the transplant and stopped performing altogether earlier this year. In the 60s, Mary Travers charmed the world becoming known for her signature straight blonde hair, her powerful voice, and her ability to make folk music incredibly sexy. ...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Actress Archives
I was 10 when I first saw Peter, Paul & Mary looking out of an album cover with their names chalked on a brick wall. I memorized their features as I listened to their voices. I could not believe so much music came from three singers, two guitars, and a bass. Their harmonies made me feel cradled in sound. They were too cool for me, of course, not to mention older by 15 or 20 years, but I felt they were my people. Why not? I could play all their songs, except for a couple of the bar chords. I didn't have my own stereo. I wasn't living in my own house. I was staying with extended family, and I was usually in trouble. My slightly older cousin was nuts about some...
- 9/17/2009
- by Anne Stockwell
- Huffington Post
The music world lost another icon with the passing of Mary Travers of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary. Travers was 72 and died from complications from leukemia. She had continued to perform with her partners Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow throughout the years, playing to sold-out audiences. To read Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey's comments on the group's official web site click here...
- 9/17/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The 'Puff the Magic Dragon' singer was 72.
By Gil Kaufman
Peter, Paul And Mary's Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey in New York City in the mid 1960s
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Mary Travers, one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, died on Wednesday (September 16) in a Connecticut hospital at age 72 after a long battle with leukemia.
With her golden hair and high, clear voice, Travers was the lone female voice in a group whose work helped popularize the folk-music scene of the early 1960s, singing on such landmark songs as "If I Had a Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff (the Magic Dragon)."
According to the group's official Web site, Travers had successfully recovered from leukemia following a bone marrow transplant and succumbed to the side effects of one of her chemotherapy treatments.
"In her final months,...
By Gil Kaufman
Peter, Paul And Mary's Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey in New York City in the mid 1960s
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Mary Travers, one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, died on Wednesday (September 16) in a Connecticut hospital at age 72 after a long battle with leukemia.
With her golden hair and high, clear voice, Travers was the lone female voice in a group whose work helped popularize the folk-music scene of the early 1960s, singing on such landmark songs as "If I Had a Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff (the Magic Dragon)."
According to the group's official Web site, Travers had successfully recovered from leukemia following a bone marrow transplant and succumbed to the side effects of one of her chemotherapy treatments.
"In her final months,...
- 9/17/2009
- MTV Music News
At their peak in the early 1960s, Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey and Mary Travers were affectionately referred to as "Two Beards and a Blonde," but everyone knew Peter, Paul and Mary as the socially active, soft-singing, guitar-strumming trio behind such folk hits as "If I Had a Hammer," "Lemon Tree," "Blowin' in the Wind," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff, the Magic Dragon," among others. Now, the blonde is gone. Mary Travers, 72, died Wednesday in a Connecticut hospital after a long battle with leukemia. With songs that existed on several levels - "If I Had a Hammer" and...
- 9/17/2009
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Mary Travers, one third of the hugely popular 1960s Us folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died after a battle with leukaemia aged 72. Travers had been suffering from cancer for several years. A statement on the group's website said the vocalist succumbed "to the side effects of one of the chemotherapy treatments" she was undergoing. Some of Peter, Paul and Mary hits included "If I Had a Hammer", "The Magic Dragon" and "Lemon Tree". While this isn't a topic that pertains to movies, anyone who had such an enormous impact on so many listeners deserves to be mentioned. Mary Travers will be missed by many and her friends and family are in our prayers.
- 9/17/2009
- Reel Empire
Folk singer Mary Travers has passed away at the age of 72. The musician and member of Peter, Paul and Mary died yesterday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut after suffering from leukaemia for many years. Bandmate Peter Yarrow said: "I have no idea what it will be like to have no Mary in my world, in my life, or on stage to sing with. "But I do know there will always be a hole in my heart, a place where she will always exist that will never be filled by any other person. However painful her passing is, I am forever grateful for Mary and her place in my life." Noel 'Paul' Stookey added: "I am deadened and heartsick beyond (more)...
- 9/17/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
New York - Mary Travers - a Us folk-singing icon who was part of the famed 1960s trio Peter, Paul and Mary - has died at the age of 72 from leukaemia. She died Wednesday night in a hospital in the eastern Us state of Connecticut, her spokeswoman Heather Lylis told The New York Times. Peter, Paul and Mary was famous for such hits as If I Had a Hammer; Blowin' in the Wind; Puff, The Magic Dragon; I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane; and Lemon Tree. But Travers, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey also were known for their political activism, which was based on strong opposition to the Vietnam War and support for the...
- 9/17/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Mary Travers, the great folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary, died Wednesday afternoon at 72. The trio got together in 1961, and -- despite an 8 year gap from 1970 to 1978 -- they've been performing and recording albums together until now. Mary was passionate about the civil-rights and anti-war movements, and many of the groups songs -- and most famous performance venues such as the March on Washington in 1963 -- reflect that. Here, we give you some of the band's live performances on YouTube, through the years. If I Had A Hammer: Blowin' In The Wind: Puff (The Magic Dragon): Where Have All The Flowers Gone ...
- 9/17/2009
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
By Wrap Staff
It’s now just Peter and Paul. Mary Travers, one-third of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died of leukemia at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday, her publicist Heather Lylis said. She was 72. With Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Travers was at the forefront of the folk movement in the ‘60s, as well as at the forefront of that era's civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movements. They were the first in the mainstream to discover Bo...
It’s now just Peter and Paul. Mary Travers, one-third of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died of leukemia at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday, her publicist Heather Lylis said. She was 72. With Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Travers was at the forefront of the folk movement in the ‘60s, as well as at the forefront of that era's civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movements. They were the first in the mainstream to discover Bo...
- 9/17/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
By Wrap Staff
It’s now just Peter and Paul. Mary Travers, one-third of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died of leukemia at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday, her publicist Heather Lylis said. She was 72. With Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Travers was at the forefront of the folk movement in the ‘60s, as well as at the forefront of that era's civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movements. They were the first in the mainstream to discover Bo...
It’s now just Peter and Paul. Mary Travers, one-third of the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died of leukemia at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday, her publicist Heather Lylis said. She was 72. With Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Travers was at the forefront of the folk movement in the ‘60s, as well as at the forefront of that era's civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movements. They were the first in the mainstream to discover Bo...
- 9/17/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
What a one-two punch of a day. First Henry Gibson, now Mary Travers. My guess is that the music of Peter, Paul & Mary in some way touched the childhood of just about anyone over the age of 25. I don't know if "Puff the Magic Dragon" is still popular among kids today, but it was a staple of my childhood. It took on a different meaning entirely later in life, but that's another story...
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"Puff" popped up in a couple of noted movies -- "Good Morning Vietnam" (1987) and "Meet the Parents" (2000) -- and spawned a trio of animated made-for-tv movies, between 1978 and 1982. Of course, the best Peter, Paul & Mary movie appearance came in the 1980 Zucker/Abrahams comedy "Airplane!" It gets me every time when Maureen McGovern's nun kicks up her rendition of...
Peter Paul And Mary ;Puff the Magic Dragon
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"Puff" popped up in a couple of noted movies -- "Good Morning Vietnam" (1987) and "Meet the Parents" (2000) -- and spawned a trio of animated made-for-tv movies, between 1978 and 1982. Of course, the best Peter, Paul & Mary movie appearance came in the 1980 Zucker/Abrahams comedy "Airplane!" It gets me every time when Maureen McGovern's nun kicks up her rendition of...
- 9/17/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
That soaring voice, one of the most powerful of the 1960s, has been silenced. Folk music icon Mary Travers died today of leukemia at age 72, according to her publicist. As part of Peter, Paul & Mary, the singer had a string of hits during the folk-music boom of the 1960s, including "If I Had a Hammer," "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and "Puff (The Magic Dragon)." Political as well as popular, Travers and her musical cohorts Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey performed at the 1963 March on Washington in support of the civil rights movement, traveled through Alabama with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and protested against the Vietnam war. The trio disbanded in 1971, but...
- 9/17/2009
- E! Online
Mary Travers, who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "If I Had a Hammer," died in a Connecticut hospital Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72.The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, said Travers died at Danbury Hospital.Bandmate Peter Yarrow said that in her final months, Travers handled her declining health with bravery and generosity, showing her love to friends and family "with great dignity and without restraint.""It was, as Mary always was, honest and completely authentic," he said. "That's the way she sang, too; honestly and with complete authenticity."Noel "Paul" Stookey, the trio's other member, praised Travers for her inspiring activism, "especially in her defense of the defenseless.""I am deadened and heartsick...
- 9/16/2009
- Filmicafe
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