R.I.P. Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary

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<p>One of my earliest musical memories as a child in the mid-60s was listening to my mother’s Peter, Paul & Mary albums, and recently my own daughters have grown to love their music. Such lovely vocal harmonies, featuring Mary’s clear strong voice.</p>

<p>R.I.P. Mary</p>

<p>[Mary</a> Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72 - USATODAY.com](<a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-09-16-travers-obit_N.htm]Mary”>http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-09-16-travers-obit_N.htm)</p>

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<p>ohh, how sad. DH & I attended 2 of their concerts, and our kids LOVED the “Peter Paul & Mommy” tape in the car when they were toddlers. My son referred to it as the Zoo tape (for the “We’re going to the Zoo” song). I really loved watching their Holiday concert on Public TV.</p>

<p>sigh.</p>

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<p>Oh no. We sang many of their hits to our own children, who loved them. Such sad news and definitely the end of a special era.</p>

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<p>I hope she’s frolicking in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee…</p>

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<p>Knew the band’s name as a youngster but didn’t know much about their music until ‘Jet Plane’ as a pre-teenager [I’m a LATE baby boomer]. Saw their PBS concert in the late 1980s and was hooked. Loved Mary Travers and her candidness about her personal life. The lyrics “…it’s a hammer of justice, it’s a bell of freedom…all over this land!” And of course “the answer is blowin’ in the wind” always makes me very somber. Wasn’t that a time!!!</p>

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<p>Awww… this makes me so sad… Ifeel like I’ve lost part of my youth. (Apparently I sang “puff the magic dragon” constantly when I was in the 5th grade, as I was reminded of this at a school reunion.)</p>

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<p>I’m sorry to hear this sad news. I always liked her voice, her passion, her commitment to social justice. I was aware that she had leukemia, so the news was not a complete surprise.</p>

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<p>How sad. Our entire family loves P, P, & M music. Our kids grew up listening to it.</p>

<p>Also just heard that Henry Gibson also has passed away. It’s been a sad week for this type of news.</p>

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<p>I was just about to post here and was glad to see someone had started it. I loved all of PP&M’s stuff. Grew up on it, still sing it when I am out and about. I will miss her music.
I remember dancing the slow dance at an 8th grade dance to “Cruel War”, with the guy of my dreams, circa 1966.</p>

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<p>I always loved their music, too. I saw them in concert a couple of years ago and Mary clearly was having problems moving around. The concert was very short, to my disappointment, but I don’t think she could stay on stage too long. Musical icons.</p>

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<p>OOh, Henry Gibson too?? Laugh-in was such a classic show. There’s this “group of 3”, with the passing of Patrick Swayze the other day. We don’t age, so how do they??</p>

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<p>The first song D#1 ever sang was Lemon Tree when she was two.</p>

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<p>I loved her music, and my kids used to love to hear PP&M tapes when we took long car trips together. I remember seeing PP&M when I was in h.s.</p>

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<p>I so wanted to be her when I was a kid. I stood in front of my mirror for hours singing into my hairbrush pretending to be her. “Cruel War” and “500 Miles” among my favorites.</p>

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<p>One of my college roommates turned me on to PP&M in the late '60’s. Loved Mary’s voice and their concerts and enjoyed seeing them on PBS in more recent years. :(</p>

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<p>She did a version of John Denver’s “For Baby (For Bobby).” This song is not heard very often, but it is a wonderful lullaby. I used to sing it to my sons at bedtime when they were younger (and still sing it to the 10-year-old on occasion).</p>

<p>I’ll walk in the rain by your side,
I’ll cling to the warmth of your tiny hand,
I’ll do anything to make you understand
I love you more than anybody can.</p>

<p>And the wind will whisper your name to me,
Little birds will sing along in time,
Leaves will bow down when you walk by,
And morning bells will chime.</p>

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<p>“Leaving on a Jet Plane” was “our song” for H and I the first year we dated in college. It started when he left on winter break to fly down to visit his grandmother in Florida. Oh my, we were so corny! My heart hurts.</p>

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<p>momonthehill – I posted almost exactly what you said on my FB profile. Love Peter, Paul and Mary.</p>

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<p>My 26 year old reminded me that I used to sing “If I had a Hammer…” to them when they were little. I had forgotten that.
RIP Mary Travers :(</p>

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<p>mstee–Yes, PP&M was definitely part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I wish that I had seen them in concert.</p>