Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72

Associated Press ^ | Sept. 16, 2009

[Free ThinkerNY]

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.

The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, says Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut on Wednesday. She was 72 and had battled leukemia for several years.

Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s.

[DemonDeac]

Prayers for the family. 72? Man do I feel old!

[rbg81]

That is really sad news. I sure didn’t agree with their politics, but loved their music. I thought Mary was amazing looking in her youth. Whatever else, PP&M looked and sounded very hip.

[Hot Tabasco]

I loved their Christmas special on public television.

[refermech]

Liked their music and hated their politics.

[Nachum]

She’ll be missed.

[sand lake bar]

Sad to hear. They did make beautiful music.

[vandy]

This makes me sad...and feel very old.

[Daffynition]

This is how I'll remember her.

[Chode]

Henry Gibson too... who's next???

[Neets]

72?? Dayamm time flies....

[Frantzie]

Sad. Shame it wasn’t that Stalist-loving pedophile Paul aka Noel Stookey. He was charged in 1968 for having illicit relations with a minor

[DarthVader]

This is celebrity # 3,

Patrick Swayze
Henry Gibson
Mary Travers

[MamaDearest]

Here's another one:

Laugh-In film actor Henry Gibson dies

Henry Gibson, the quintessential character actor who played Nazis, priests, drunks and nosy neighbors during a 45-year career that included a stint as an original cast member on 'Laugh-In,' died Monday at his home in Malibu. His son, James, said Gibson died after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.

[editor-surveyor]

Bought my first guitar because of PP&M!

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Condolences to her family. Is it just me but it seems like a couple of famous people are passing every day lately.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Some day it will be OUR turn. All of us.

[AuntB]

Okay...NOW I feel old!

I still have a couple of their L.P.’s.

[Viking2002]

Sweet Jeezus....Henry Gibson? No! When? Man, that sux. I actually liked the l'il feller.....

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[LS]

Waitaminnit-—you mean we are all going to die? Is that what you’re saying???