Death of Mary Travers Death of Mary Travers

Mary Travers, a member of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary, who played a major role in the rebirth of folk music in the 1960s, died of cancer at the age of 72, according to U.S. media. Deep voice and long blond hair, Mary, accompanied by guitarists Peter Yarrow and Noel “Paul Stookey” helped popularize the works of artists such as Bob Dylan. The big success of their version of “Blowing in the wind “enabled the young Dylan to access awareness, while making this song an anthem for the campaign for civil rights in the United States in the years 1960.The trio also led the fervor of the audience with his version of “If I Had a Hammer” (If I Had a Hammer) and especially with “Where have all the flowers gone?” (What happened to the flowers), a security co-wrote with “Pete Seeger”. The group, which was all the passes for civil rights and against the Vietnam War, has separated the early 1970.Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Mary grew up in the bohemian neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York, influenced early by the music of Woody Guthrie, the Weavers and Lead belly. “I was raised to the sound of Josh White, the Weavers and “Pete Seeger”, she told the New York Times in 1994.Music was everywhere. We went to a party in an apartment and they found 50 people there, singing to the end of the night.