The story starts in the folk venues of Greenwich Village, where Peter, Paul & Mary get their start in ‘61—as does a young Bob Dylan. He debuts Blowin' in the Wind at Gerde's Folk City in April ...
The group also brought Bob Dylan early exposure as a songwriter with their renditions of two of his songs, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which were Billboard Top 10 ...
The singer and songwriter who helped popularize folk music in the 1960s died of bladder cancer at his home in New York.
I was reminded of one of Peter Yarrow’s most important contributions, which was not included in his obituary [“Peter Yarrow, 86, of Peter, Paul ... after his “Blowing in the Wind” and ...
After months of rehearsal the three became an overnight sensation when their first album, 1962’s eponymous “Peter, Paul and Mary,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Their second, “In the Wind,” ...