Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72

Newsvine - BOSTON — 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.

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This is such sad news for me and for so many who have loved Peter, Paul, and Mary through all these years.

There can't be a Peter, Paul, and Mary without Mary Travers.

Her deep, steady voice anchored the group.

Her warmth on stage completed the trio.

What can I say, Puff will no longer go to play along the Cherry Lane. Without our lifelong friend, how can we be brave?

She lived by her conscience and she sang with joy and conviction.

Thanks for the music, Mary.

Thanks for them memories. We will miss you.