Mary Allin Travers was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s.
November 9, 1936, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died
September 16, 2009, Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Place Of Birth
Louisville
Height
1.77 m
Profession
Singer-songwriter
Education
Little Red School House, Manhattan,
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
John Filler, Barry Feinstein, Gerald Taylor, Ethan Robbins
Children
Erika Marshall, Alicia Travers
Parents
Robert Travers, Virginia Coigney
Siblings
John Travers, Ann Gordon, Puff, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer
Nicknames
Mary Ellin Travers , Travers, Mary , Mary , Peter Paul and Mary
Record Labels
Warner Bros., Chrysalis
Music Groups
"Peter, Paul and Mary", "Song Swappers", "Weavers"
Movies
Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On, A Musical Legacy, The Kingston Trio & Friends: Reunion, The Mama Cass Television Program
TV Shows
"The Next President" (1958),
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Quote
1
People say to us "Oh, I grew up with your music", and we often say, sotto voce, "So did we". (from an interview in "Goldmine" music magazine)
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Fact
1
On a PBS special she sang to her little granddaughter Wylly as her two daughters, Erika Marshall (born 1960) and Alicia Travers (born 1965) looked on.
2
When she was two years old, her family moved to New York City. She grew up in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.
3
She initially had not planned a professional singing career. Folk singing was a hobby until she met Peter Yarrow, who convinced her to join him in a folk-music trio.
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