We’re not going to let the light go! Peter, you are loved by us. In 1961, Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers started performing as Peter, Paul, and Mary.
They gained notoriety by playing in coffee shops and nightclubs in New York City. A year later, they published their self-titled first album, which included the smash songs.
“Lemon Tree” and a rendition of the Pete Seeger classic “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song).” It peaked at number one on the Billboard album list.
“Puff the Magic Dragon,” which Yarrow composed based on a poem by then-19-year-old novelist and director Lenny Lipton,
Is perhaps his most lasting song with the group. Yarrow insisted that the fanciful song was an homage to growing up and leaving childhood behind,
Despite the fact that some people at the time claimed it was about marijuana usage. The song, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles list in 1964,
