The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.” By Jim Farber Peter Yarrow ...

Peter Yarrow, who has died aged 86, was the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, the American singing trio which took folk music into the commercial mainstream in the 1960s. Peter and Paul (full name ...

Brad Barket/Getty Images Yarrow, along with Paul Stookey and Mary Travers, began performing as Peter, Paul and Mary in 1961, making their name by performing in New York City's nightclubs and ...

Recently, his children, Bethany and Christopher Yarrow, set up a “living tribute” for their father on his website, asking fans, friends, and others to submit short messages, photos ...

While he made an undeniable impact on the music scene of the '60s, Yarrow was convicted in 1970 for "taking indecent liberties with a minor" and served three months in prison for the offense. He was ...

Paul McCartney acted as a stand in for Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary in the photo below from 1968. Luckily for them, they could essentially keep the same band name.

Yarrow was the lead vocalist on Peter, Paul and Mary tracks ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ and ‘The Great Mandella’, which he either wrote or co-wrote with Noel Paul Stookey – the group’s ...

They asked fans and friends to submit messages, photos or videos in Yarrow’s ... We love you Peter!!!!!” Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers were members of one of ...

His bandmate Noel ‘Paul’ Stookey also shared his sorrow at the ... Howard Ruffner/Getty Images) Following his conviction relating to ‘indecent liberties with a minor’, Yarrow was granted ...

Peter, Paul and Mary on Ready Steady Go in 1964, l-r, Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow - Cyrus Andrews/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...