Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-writer of 'Puff,the Magic Dragon' has died.

Peter, Paul and Mary quickly emerged as the winning 1960s iteration of a clean-cut, meticulously arranged supper-club and concert-hall approach to performing folk songs, passed down from 1950s groups like the Weavers and the Kingston Trio.

Peter Yarrow, famed member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died at 86. Renowned for his activism and musical influence, Yarrow passed away at his New York home after battling bladder cancer.

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86 after battling bladder cancer.

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 Yarrow, the pioneering folk musician who found massive success as part of the musical trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died at the age of 86, according to the Associated Press.

Yarrow's career was later overshadowed after he was convicted of molesting a 14-year-old girl. Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary, Dead at 86

Peter Yarrow, a 5-time Grammy winner who co-founded the folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary and co-wrote its hit "Puff the Magic Dragon," died January 7 at 86.

A folk icon and dedicated political activist, Yarrow helped bring the songs of Bob Dylan to the wider public, but his career was later tainted by his conviction on child sex abuse charges

Peter, Paul, and Mary broke up in 1970, after nine albums. Like his bandmates, Yarrow intended to pursue a solo career, but he had pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a 14-year-old fan the year prior.

Throughout the 1960s, Peter, Paul, and Mary — Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers — released six Billboard Top 10 singles, two No. 1 albums, and won five Grammy Awards. The group also brought Bob Dylan early exposure as a songwriter with their ...

Yarrow was also a major political activist who opposed the Vietnam War. In August 1963, Peter, Paul and Mary performed a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” on the steps of the ...