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Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary reflects on ‘Just Causes,’ the story behind ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’
Fox News ^ | 5/9 | Stephanie Nolasco

Posted on 05/10/2021 4:31:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The legendary folk singer's latest album benefits multiple charities

At age 83, Noel Paul Stookey still has plenty to say.

The singer/songwriter, known as the "Paul" in the ‘60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, recently released "Just Causes," a compilation of 15 songs, each highlighting a theme of social concern, including the environment, hunger, and drug trafficking, among others. The star paired each song in with an appropriate non-profit organization to benefit from the album’s net proceeds.

And Stookey is no stranger to singing for a good cause. The group’s version of "If I Had a Hammer" became an anthem for racial equality. The band famously performed Bob Dylan’s "Blowin’ in the Wind" at the August 1963 March on Washington. They also protested the Vietnam war and joined the fight to improve the working conditions of California’s farmworkers – just to name a few. Stookey spoke to Fox News about releasing "Just Causes," his favorite memory with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers, the real story behind "Puff the Magic Dragon," and becoming a born-again Christian.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: music; peterpaulandmary; puffthemagicdragon; stookey
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1 posted on 05/10/2021 4:31:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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The group’s version of "If I Had a Hammer" became an anthem for racial equality

And how has that worked out?

2 posted on 05/10/2021 4:32:25 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Extremism in the defense of Liberty is no vice)
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3 posted on 05/10/2021 4:35:33 PM PDT by nascarnation
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they were good singers
but their politics Stink!

you’d think that age and success would have matured them a bit, but not in their politics it seems

so sad.


4 posted on 05/10/2021 4:37:02 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: nascarnation

Beautiful, functional aircraft!


5 posted on 05/10/2021 4:37:59 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: nickcarraway

“just causes” = self-righteousness

(from wikipedia)
“If I had a hammer” ... The song was first performed publicly by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays on June 3, 1949, at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City at a testimonial dinner for the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States, who were then on trial in federal court, charged with violating the Smith Act by advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.


6 posted on 05/10/2021 4:38:46 PM PDT by plain talk
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I bet they pulled their out when Douglas AC-47 Spooky showed up ,LOL


7 posted on 05/10/2021 4:41:07 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

WAS HE THE PERVERT OR WAS IT YARROW?


8 posted on 05/10/2021 4:47:09 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (`)
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To: nascarnation

That’s what I was thinking of...


9 posted on 05/10/2021 4:48:38 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Peter Yarrow: Convicted sex offender who admitted molesting a 14-year-old girl.

“A 14-year-old girl and her 17-year-old sister went to Yarrow’s hotel room in Washington, DC, in 1970 seeking an autograph, it was reported at the time. Yarrow, then about 32, answered the door naked. He made sexual advances that stopped short of intercourse.”


10 posted on 05/10/2021 4:50:09 PM PDT by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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To: nickcarraway

What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.


11 posted on 05/10/2021 4:52:10 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

You know, I’d forgotten that little episode. It was Peter Yarrow who was pardoned for it by ... Jimmy Carter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yarrow


12 posted on 05/10/2021 4:52:21 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: nickcarraway

‘Puff the Magic Dragon’

I prefer John Valby’s version. (John Valby aka Dr. Dirty, and very filthy parody songs)


13 posted on 05/10/2021 4:54:16 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: plain talk

Self-righteousness is just a phony form of respectability.


14 posted on 05/10/2021 4:55:34 PM PDT by jmacusa (The result of conformity is everyone will like you but yourself.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Maybe it was the one who wrote THE CANDY BAR BLUES.

Lyrics
Bought a candy bar the other day,
Only ate half, s’gonna throw the rest away
When I saw this kid playin’ in the street,
I said “Hey kid, you want somethin’ to eat?”
He said “Whut?”
I said “Candy, son.” He said “HELP!”
Then he started to run,
And I stood there,
Watchin’ him go,
Half a bar of chocolate
Runnin’ down my fingers.
Well the kid comes back in a minute or two
But his mom’s with him and the neighbors too,
And they got the kid scared it’s plain to see,
They say “Which one done it?” he points at me.

****

Well some start pickin’ up baseball bats
And the others are pullin’ the pins from their hats -
“I think this thing’s gone a little too far,
Hell, I only offered him a CANDY BAR!” I said “WAIT!”
I said “What are you doin’?”
They said “PRE-VERT the kid’s life is ruined!”
“Oh... oh well then you better check what he’s chewin’
‘Cause I got the feelin’
He’s in the middle of a bubble gum orgy!”


15 posted on 05/10/2021 5:00:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ((Democrats have declared us to be THE OBSOLETE MAN in the Twilight Zone.))
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To: nickcarraway

reminds me of the scene in Animal House where Belushi smashed the guitar of a guy was singing “If I Had a Hammer”. Couldn’t find the video.


16 posted on 05/10/2021 5:04:17 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: dfwgator

“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”

I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.


17 posted on 05/10/2021 5:06:31 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: dfwgator

“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”

I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.


18 posted on 05/10/2021 5:06:31 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: dfwgator

“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”

I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.


19 posted on 05/10/2021 5:06:32 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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To: dfwgator

“What the world needs now, is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head.”

I’d like a folk singer like John Denver rather than all the gansta rap stuff.


20 posted on 05/10/2021 5:06:32 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A Descendant of the Signers of the Constitution. )
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