Although he was never bar mitzvahed, following a secular upbringing, he wrote, and performed with his group Peter, Paul, and Mary the popular Hanukkah song ... a Jewish Simon Cowell of his ...

For all intents and purposes, Paul Simon probably should not have made Graceland when he did. The album took direct ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul ... songs like "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Norman Normal" written by Yarrow and Stookey, as ...

The rise and fall of Peter, Paul and Mary Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers banded ... Paul and Mary—in 1962. It had 12 songs in total, with standouts including “500 Miles ...

Paul McCartney knew how to write hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled to write good hit songs without The Beatles! Only one of his solo No. 1 singles is genuinely worthwhile.

Noel Paul Stookey was born on December 30 ... on his solo career as his family life was nurtured. Stookey also wrote the love song in 1971 for Peter Yarrow's wedding. It might be his best-known ...

Yarrow formed Peter, Paul and Mary with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers ... of Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" helped transform the song into a civil rights anthem and introduced his music ...

John Stuart, a Gorham musician who had worked with the iconic folk singer, speaks about their history in the wake of Yarrow's death Jan. 7. John Stuart of Gorham, following the death of Peter ...

Yarrow formed Peter, Paul and Mary with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. The group helped popularise the early work of Bob Dylan and sang hits such as Puff, The Magic Dragon, which Yarrow co-wrote.

Peter, Paul and Mary, the music trio of which Yarrow had played a part, was known for its anti-war songs since the 1960s ... Middle: Noel Paul Stookey. Right: Peter Yarrow. Peter, Paul and Mary ...

Members of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, left to right: Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow in 1978. (The Heritage Foundation) Yarrow was born on May 31, 1938, in New York.