Mary Travers
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Puff's daddy still magical...paintings by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist Melissa Sweet. But you can bet he'll still be thinking about Travers, who died Sept. 16 at 72 after a long struggle with leukemia. ``Folk music allows people to express their feelings,'' Yarrow... In this article: Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers, Peter, Paul and Mary, Miami, Florida, Rufus Cappadocia, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, and Puff the Magic Dragon |
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TC Palm | October 29, 2009
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary to perform, sign books in Jensen Beach
...rise to the prominence they enjoyed if they were coming along today. On his mind is the mid-September death from leukemia of his longtime singing partner Mary Travers. "All my perceptions, all my emotions are very close to the surface...
In this article: Peter Yarrow, Peter, Paul and Mary, Barnes & Noble, Leukemia, Puff, the Magic Dragon, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and Carnegie Hall
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The Oklahoman | September 16, 2009
Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary dies of leukemia at age 72
Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary dies of leukemia at age 72 DANBURY, Conn. - Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, says Travers died at Danbury...
In this article: Peter, Paul and Mary, Leukemia, Connecticut, Blowin' in the Wind, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and Danbury Hospital
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TIME | September 18, 2009
Peter, Paul & Mary's Mary Travers Dies of Leukemia at 72
Peter, Paul & Mary's Mary Travers Dies of Leukemia at 72 Folk's Beloved Princess: Mary Travers Dies at 72 Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey in 1964 Blog this on: Their name had biblical vibes Jesus' mother and his two...
In this article: Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, Pete Seeger, Leukemia, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Kingston Trio, and Vanguard
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New York Daily News | September 17, 2009
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead
...of civil rights. Mary Travers, a striking figure of power and glamour in the early-1960s folk music movement, died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut after suffering from leukemia for several years. She was 72. She was...
In this article: Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, Bob Dylan, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, Leaving on a Jet Plane, and Danbury Hospital
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The Australian | September 17, 2009
Folksingers Peter and Paul mourn Mary
...mourn Mary Folksingers Peter and Paul mourn Mary Travers BOSTON: Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday from leukemia. She was 72. Travers died at Danbury Hospital in...
In this article: Best interests, Leukemia, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Fairfax Media, Ron Walker, Noordin Mohammed Top, European Union, and Brendan Nelson
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TIME | September 18, 2009
Won't You Guide Me Safely to the Golden Stair?
...• Trackback (0) • Related Topics: obituary, mad men, mary travers, peter paul and mary Folk singer Mary Travers died yesterday from leukemia at age 72. Peter, Paul and Mary should not have been at all my thing: a group of completely earnest...
In this article: Peter, Paul and Mary, Leukemia, Puff the Magic Dragon, PBS, Atlanta, and BBC
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NPR | September 16, 2009
Mary Travers Of Peter, Paul And Mary Dies
...and performing for California strawberry pickers. Travers had undergone a successful bone marrow transplant to treat her leukemia and was able to return to performing after that. "It was like a miracle," Travers told The Associated...
In this article: Peter Yarrow, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Noel Paul Stookey, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, and Leaving on a Jet Plane
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Rolling Stone | September 17, 2009
Mary Travers (1936-2009)
...of folk icons Peter, Paul and Mary. With her fervent stage moves and long, straight blond hair, which she often shook to mesmerizing effect, Travers brought both powerful lungs and sex appeal to folk music. Travers, who was diagnosed with...
In this article: Pete Seeger, Leukemia, Blowin' in the Wind, Puff the Magic Dragon, If I Had a Hammer, Paul Stookey, Peter, Paul and Mary, Greenwich Village, and Leaving on a Jet Plane
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chicagotribune.com - News | September 17, 2009
Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies
...dead at 72 after battle with leukemia FILE - In this June 15, 2006 file photo, Mary Travers of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary arrives at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York. Travers, who had battled leukemia for...
In this article: Peter, Paul and Mary, Leukemia, Lemon Tree, Blowin' in the Wind, If I Had a Hammer, Greenwich Village, and Robert Shelton
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Description from Wikipedia:
Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. Almost unique among the folk musicians who emerged from the Greenwich Village scene in the early 1960s, Travers actually came from the neighborhood.
- Name At Birth:
- Mary Allin Travers
- Birth Date:
- November 09, 1936
- Birthplace:
- , U.S.
- Death Date:
- September 16, 2009
- Place of Death:
- , U.S.
- Occupation:
- Singer
- Instrument Played:
- vocals
- Record Label:
- Warner Bros.
- Years Active:
- 1961-2009
- Associated With:
- Peter, Paul and Mary
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