19 Facts About Paul Stookey

Noel Paul Stookey was born on December 30,1937 and is an American singer-songwriter and activist who is known for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers.

Paul Stookey has been known by his first name, Noel, throughout his life.

Paul Stookey is the last surviving member of the group, following the deaths of Mary Travers in 2009 and Peter Yarrow in 2025.

Paul Stookey's family moved to Birmingham, Michigan, when he was 12 years old, and he graduated from Birmingham High School in 1955.

Paul Stookey attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan but did not graduate.

Paul Stookey married Elizabeth "Betty" Bannard in 1963 and they have three daughters.

Paul Stookey co-wrote the story for the cartoon and voiced several of the characters.

Paul Stookey was an important artist in the young Jesus music movement, which would later bloom into the Christian music industry, although his generally liberal political views distinguish him from many such artists.

Paul Stookey was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association in 2000.

Stookey's album Paul and was the highest of the three on the music charts, reaching number 42 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States in September 1971 and number 51 in Canada.

In 1973, Paul Stookey performed at Carnegie Hall and released the concert as his second solo album calling it One Night Stand.

Paul Stookey wrote the song as a wedding gift for Peter Yarrow, and refused to perform it for the public until Yarrow requested it at a concert where his wife was present.

Paul Stookey assigned the copyright of this song to the Public Domain Foundation, a nonprofit 5013.

Paul Stookey performed as a member of Peter, Paul Stookey and Mary until the death of Mary in September 2009.

Paul Stookey remains active in the music industry, performing as a solo act, and occasionally performed with Peter Yarrow.

Paul Stookey has produced three award-winning children's CDs used in hospitals, medical camps and homes across the country.

In 2000 Noel and his daughter, Elizabeth Paul Stookey Sunde, founded the nonprofit Music to Life, which builds on the strong historical legacy of social movements' intentional use of music to educate, recruit, and mobilize.

Paul Stookey has production credits on a wide range of albums including jazz saxophonist Paul Winter, comedian Tim Sample and several singer-songwriters, among them Dave Mallett, Michael Kelly Blanchard and Gordon Bok.

Paul Stookey was the founder of the Neworld Multimedia record label.