Her politics sucked, but she made beautiful music. May she rest in peace.
Bowling Green State University Peter, Paul and Mary concert in 1967 I believe, when the announcement was made that Johnson would not run again, the crowd went crazy...
I guess this would not be the time to play the parody version my friend loved, “Where Have All the Donuts Gone?”
I had to “stretch the truth” with the parents to see a Peter, Paul and Mary concert at the Santa Barbara bowl when I was in high school.
It was great.
RIP Mary
I didn’t her their politics either, but that voice. Saw them in person in 1991 and they were still great. Folk music a legend today.
Crap. We named our daughter with help from the song about her own daughter. Beautiful voice. Must have seen them live 10 times, maybe once or twice her by herself.
72!.......72?
If I never hear a Peter Paul and Mary song again, I will be a very, VERY happy man.
That was the kind of music that scares little kids. All the music from that era was very disturbing to hear as a small child.
Thanks for the post - didn’t see the earlier one.
Learned to play guitar with the Peter Paul and Mary songs.
Blowing in the Wind was the first song I could play.
Loved their music, not their politics but when they started singing - I was too young to care about politics.
Mary had a unique singing voice, to say the least.
God rest her soul.
Holy crap! We’re old!
Thanks for posting this; it was the first time I’d seen it. I know many times I’ve searched for a thread on FR, and I was positive I had the right words, but the thread still didn’t come up.
R.I.P.
I don’t like their politics, but there’s no denying their musical and performing skill. I’m glad they made a comeback and I will miss them. (Yeah, I know, Mary’s gone, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey remain, but it will not be THEM again on this side of life.)
IIRC, she was the only one of the trio who did not become a born again Evangelical Charimatic/Pentecostal Christian.
I disagreed with their poltiics, but sure enjoyed their music, especially when in Viet Nam.
I recall in Can Rahn Bay, walking out to the freedom bird for my final trip home after my last tour, someone turned on AFVN radio and what should I hear playing but “Leavin’ On A Jet Plane.”
The song never meant as much to me as it did at that moment.
I always forget - was it Peter or Paul who was caught in the motel room with the fourteen year old boy?......