Mary Travers Of Peter,Paul And Mary Passed Away-Mary Travers passed away today. After successful recovery from leukemia through a bone marrow/stem cell transplant, Mary succumbed to the side effects of one of the chemotherapy treatments.She was best known as the blond with the bangs who commanded the middle microphone with Peter, Paul and Mary, a trio that brought folk music from coffeehouses to top-40 radio.
They also gave much of America its first taste of the young Bob Dylan by helping to turn his “Blowin’ in the Wind” into a national anthem.
The group reunited several years ago to begin touring, and Travers performed with them until a few months ago, even when she needed assistance on stage.
Travers, like Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, saw folk music both as an art and as an instrument for change. They sang a number of sociopolitical songs, which Travers later defended.
“I’m not sure I want to be singing ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ when I’m 75,” she said in one interview. “But I know I’ll still be singing ‘Blowin’ in the Wind.’ “
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