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In 1983, when Peter, Paul and Mary performed the song in Jerusalem - in a country torn over the Lebanon War - they added lyrics to address the political complexities faced by their audience: "Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe. "Light one candle for those who are suffering, pain we learned so long ago.
Stookey wrote the song on Mother's Day, 1982, [3] inspired by an article in a Roman Catholic magazine, [4] and has said that the song was controversial even with the group's fans. In a 1997 interview with the Houston Chronicle , Stookey commented, "The most recent surprise we had was in the mid- to late-'80s, when we were singing a song called ...
"Day Is Done" is a song written by Peter Yarrow. It was recorded by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary and released as a single in 1969. An anti-war protest song of the Vietnam War era, the song reached No. 21 on Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 48 on the Billboard year-end Top Easy Listening Singles chart of 1969.
No Easy Walk to Freedom is a studio album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in 1986 by Gold Castle Records. Its release coincided with the group's 25th anniversary. Produced by John McClure and Peter Yarrow, the album was nominated in the Best Contemporary Folk Album category at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. [5] Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart in the US, where it remained for over a month.
Peter Yarrow, a singer-songwriter who made up one-third of the folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.He was 86. Publicist Ken Sunshine confirmed the sad news to CBS News, revealing that ...
Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has died at the age of 86. ... While the group often split vocals equally, Yarrow did take the lead on several of the songs, including “Puff ...
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival. The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (guitar, tenor vocals), Noel Paul ("Paul") Stookey (guitar, baritone vocals), and Mary Travers ( contralto vocals). [ 1 ]