PETER YARROW
Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's greatest hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He is also a political activist and has supported causes that range from opposition to the Vietnam War to the creation of Operation Respect, an organization that promotes tolerance and civility in schools. (More from Wikipedia)
On the first LP by Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow is shown as the writer of "This Train" (this gospel song dates back at least as far as 1927 and had been a hit in the 1930's for Sister Rosetta Tharpe); Yarrow and Paul Stookey are said to have written "Sorrow" (better known by its full name "Man of Constant Sorrow" or "Maid of Constant Sorrow" and dating from 1913, both Bob Dylan and Judy Collins recorded it in the same time period, and "Man of Constant Sorrow" was also prominently featured in the 2000 film O Brother Where Art Thou).
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