Mary Travers DEATH
Mary Travers DEATH
Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, who used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam antiwar movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72.
The band’s publicist, Heather Lylis, said Travers died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
Bandmate Peter Yarrow said that in her final months, Mary Travers handled her declining health with bravery and generosity, showing her love to friends and family “with great dignity and without restraint.”
“It was, as Mary Travers always was, honest and completely authentic,” he said. “That’s the way she sang, too — honestly and with complete authenticity.”
Noel “Paul” Stookey, the trio’s other member, praised Travers for her inspiring activism, “especially in her defense of the defenseless.”
“I am deadened and heartsick beyond words to consider a life without Mary Travers and honored beyond my wildest dreams to have shared her spirit and her career,” he said.
Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s. Mary Travers Death
The trio mingled their music with liberal politics, both onstage and off. Their version of “If I Had a Hammer” became an anthem for racial equality. Other hits included “Lemon Tree,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and “Puff (The Magic Dragon.)”
They were early champions of Bob Dylan and performed his “Blowin’ in the Wind” at the August 1963 March on Washington.
And they were vehement in their opposition to the Vietnam War, managing to stay true to their liberal beliefs while creating music that resonated in the American mainstream.Mary Travers
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auto-quote: [caption id="attachment_3451" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Mary Travers DEATH"][/caption] Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, who used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam antiwar movement, racial discrimination and more, died after a yearslong battle with leukemia. She was 72. The band’s publicist, Heather Lylis, said Travers died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. Bandmate Peter Yarrow said that in her final months, Mary Travers handled her declining health with bravery and generosity, showing her love to friends and family “with great dignity and without restraint.” “It was, as Mary Travers always was, honest and completely authentic,” he said. “That’s the way she sang, too — honestly and with complete authenticity.” Noel “Paul” Stookey, the trio’s other member, praised Travers for her inspiring activism, “especially in her defense of the defenseless.” “I am deadened and heartsick beyond words to consider a life without…
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