Peter Yarrow, one among three singers within the Sixties people group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. He was 86.
Yarrow handed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, after a four-year battle with bladder most cancers, his publicist confirmed to The Guardian.
His daughter Bethany mentioned in an announcement, “Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the last chapter of his magnificent life. The world knows Peter Yarrow the iconic folk activist, but the human being behind the legend is every bit as generous, creative, passionate, playful, and wise as his lyrics suggest.”
The Put up has reached out to Yarrow’s rep.
Earlier than his loss of life, Yarrow’s children arrange a “living tribute” web site for the well-known musician. They requested followers and pals to submit messages, pictures or movies in Yarrow’s honor.
The web site additionally contains updates from Yarrow’s household that they have been sharing earlier than he handed away. The most recent message was shared by Bethany on Jan. 3 concerning the household celebrating Hanukkah collectively.
“Peter is very weak physically, but his spirit is strong and his light is growing brighter every day,” Bethany additionally mentioned. “We won’t let the light go out! We love you Peter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers have been members of one of the well-known people teams in music historical past.
With Lenny Lipton, Yarrow co-wrote the group’s iconic track “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” which got here out in 1963.
Peter, Paul and Mary launched 13 albums from 1962 to 2004. They received 5 Grammys out of 16 nominations.
After Travers’ loss of life in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey, now 87, continued performing as a duo beneath their particular person names.
Yarrow was additionally a serious political activist. He supported causes resembling opposing the Vietnam Conflict.
In Aug. 1963, Peter, Paul and Mary carried out a canopy of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the March on Washington.
In 1970, Yarrow was convicted of “taking indecent liberties” with a 14-year-old woman in a Washington, DC, resort room.
He served three months in jail earlier than he was pardoned by in January 1981, sooner or later earlier than Carter’s presidency ended.
Mockingly, Carter handed away at age 100 simply over per week earlier than Yarrow died.
