Mary Allin Travers was an American singer-songwriter who was known for being in the famous 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey.
10 Facts About Mary Travers
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Mary Travers was born in 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky, to Robert Travers and Virginia Coigney, journalists and active organizers of The Newspaper Guild, a trade union.
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Mary Travers attended the progressive Little Red School House, where she met musical icons like Pete Seeger and Paul Robeson.
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Mary Travers left school in the 11th grade to become a member of the Song Swappers folk group.
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Mary Travers regarded her singing as a hobby and was shy about it, but was encouraged by fellow musicians.
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Mary Travers was in the cast of the Broadway show The Next President.
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The group Peter, Paul and Mary Travers was formed in 1961, and was an immediate success.
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Peter, Paul and Mary Travers broke up in 1970, shortly after having their biggest UK hit, singer-songwriter John Denver's ballad "Leaving on a Jet Plane".
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Peter, Paul and Mary re-formed in 1978, toured extensively, and issued many new albums until Travers' death.
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Mary Travers's younger daughter, Alicia, was born in 1966, and the couple divorced the following year.