I just found out Mary Travers passed away today so now I’m sitting here in the dim light of a desk lamp listening to the wonderful music of Peter, Paul, and Mary.
I remember back in ’83 or ’84 when my dad brought home a 45-rpm record of “Blowin’ In the Wind” b/s “Puff the Magic Dragon”. That was the first time I’d heard the trio and Ms. Travers’ achingly haunting voice. Within a year I was learning to play the guitar, an old Ventura, and one of the first songs I picked out was “Puff the Magic Dragon”.
So much living has transpired since then: war, disillusionment, poverty,…everything I thought I’d never experience, winding up where I thought I’d never be. Now, after this, the longest of summers, I’m having my most meaningful musical moment in years. That’s the power of music and the legacy of Mary Travers. She left behind music that defined a time in America’s history and a shifted mindset, the remnants of which are still around today.
Through her death the curious of a new generation will discover her music. Seekers always do. I hope they enjoy it as much as I am tonight.
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I found myself captivated by the sounds of this woman many a sleepless night after my divorce. A huge loss indeed, but what a legacy lives on, what a loveliness remains.
Lydia
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