6 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Peter, Paul and Mary was the American folk trio brought together in 1961 with manager Albert Grossman. Its harmonies connected traditional folk material, contemporary songwriting and public performances associated with the civil-rights and antiwar years. The recordings included If I Had a Hammer, Puff, the Magic Dragon and Bob Dylan songs, followed by John Denver's Leaving on a Jet Plane.
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Reported release: 1962Date needs verification
Source year-end #98Written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays in 1949, this version became a civil rights anthem.
View background statusReported release: 1963Date needs verification
Source year-end #13This cover of Bob Dylan's protest song became an anthem for the civil rights movement.
View background statusThis cover of Bob Dylan's song captured the bittersweet nature of a relationship's end.
View background statusReported release: 1963Date needs verification
Source year-end #12Based on a poem by Leonard Lipton about childhood innocence and growing up.
View background statusReported release: 1967Date needs verification
Source year-end #91A satirical look at the commercialization of rock music
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Screenshot additions: 1960s listPeter, Paul and Mary included John Denver's Leaving on a Jet Plane on Album 1700 in 1967. Their own career history distinguishes that album appearance from the recording's later success as a single in 1969. The 2004...
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