Peter Yarrow
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About
Folk singer with the trio Peter, Paul, and Mary who sang "Puff, the Magic Dragon." In 1982, Yarrow was the recipient of the Allard K. Lowenstein Award. His solo song "Weave Me the Sunshine" has amassed over 900,000 streams on Spotify.
Before Fame
He first sang with only Mary Travers, taking on Paul Stookey shortly after.
Trivia
He has been an outspoken political activist for decades and established the anti-bullying group Operation Respect. In 1982, he received the Allard K. Lowenstein Award.
Family Life
He was married to Mary Beth McCarthy from 1969 to 1981. He had a daughter named Bethany and a son named Christopher.
Associated With
He marched with Martin Luther King Jr. to Washington D.C.
