Read a statement from bandmate Paul Stookey below.
The group followed that with its 1963 sophomore LP(Moving),which spent eight weeks at No.
2 in the U.S. Yarrow and Lipton always denied the notion.
Peter Yarrow, left, and with former bandmate Noel “Paul” Stookey and Mary TraversGetty Images
Later in 1963, the group scored another No.
2 hit with Blowin in the Wind, written by a then-rising Greenwich Village contemporary named Bob Dylan.
Culled from the LPIn the Wind,which spent five weeks at No.
From left: Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey perform on ‘The Jack Benny Show’ in 1964Everett Collection
1, the song won two more Grammys and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The 1964 live albumPeter, Paul & Mary in Concertcontinued the groups chart success, reaching No.
4 and going gold while scoring two more Grammy noms.
The trios next studio set, 1965sA Song Will Rise,also earned a Grammy nom and hit No.
The groups members also were active in the anti-war protests later in the decade.
Peter, Paul & Mary would enjoy their biggest hit single as the decade ebbed.
Leaving on a Jet Plane debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1969 and reached No.
The track also was the groups lone Top 10 hit in the UK, reaching No.
2 in early 1970.
It had three Top 20 albums there.
That year Warner Bros issued the LPReunionto moderate success.
But the tour led to a more lasting PP&M reunion in 1981 that continued into the 1990s.
Travers was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004 and died five years later at 72.
Yarrow is survived by his wife Marybeth, son Christopher, daughter Bethany and granddaughter Valentina.
A memorial service is TBA.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests making a contribution to Yarrows anti-bully not-for-profit groupOperation Respect.
He was best man at my wedding and I at his.He was a loving uncle to my three daughters.
