Peter, Paul, and Mary gave us Puff the Magic Dragon, a timeless song about the magic of youth. Unsurprisingly, it was based on a poem by a 19-year-old Cornell student, Leonard Lipton. Whether it's on ...

Thank goodness for dinner parties! Not only did we enjoy a superb meal and fine wines, but I got the inspiration for this column. One of the trivia buff guests regaled me with his story of a ...

Spend any time listening to Peter Yarrow, the folk musician who died Tuesday at 86, and you’re bound to discover “Puff, the Magic Dragon” — a ballad performed by the trio Peter, Paul and Mary that has ...

Peter Yarrow has died at the age of 86. According to his publicist, Peter was battling bladder cancer for four years and died from it. His death leaves Noel Paul Stookey the last surviving member of ...

Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, illus. by Eric Puybaret. Sterling, $26.95 (14p) ISBN 978-1-4027-8711-9 Puybaret’s capricious paintings combine elegantly with pop-up engineering by Bruce Foster in a ...

Peter Yarrow, the pioneering folk musician who found massive success as part of the musical trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died at the age of 86, according to the Associated Press. Yarrow was born in ...

This handsome volume offers a charming interpretation of the 1960s folk song, written by Yarrow and Lipton and famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. Featuring a soothing palette highlighted by ...