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“Puff the Magic Dragon” was among the folk trio’s top hits.
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Jan. 7, 2025, 12:40 p.m. ET

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Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86

Yarrow’s contributing vocals in songs like “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “If I Had a Hammer” helped establish the folk trio as a pop phenomenon in the 1960s.

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