Mary Travers will be missed

[auntsue]

I just went to all the web sites at you tube and listened to the songs. I played Hammer and Wind 2X each. I had a flash-back to the 70's - playing the songs and singing along with my kids at 112th Street school in Watts. Picture a circle of about 25 shining black faces and one white one all singing with great feelings of joy and passion " . . I'd hammer aaaall over this land ! " OR "How many roads must a man walk down before they CALL him a maaaan"

We talked about what caused the writer to create the song and I asked the kids "What do you think it means?" We had the words written out in big carefully printed letters on a rack so everyone could read and sing along. Oh, those were the days! Lester Maddox was standing in a school house door with an axe handle while the kids and I were "singing in the mornin, singin' in the evenin aaaall over this land."

I saw them in concert live twice. I was hoping she'd live forever.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. awww... I had not heard that she had passed away.

A great voice... Peter, Paul and Mary were beyond iconic.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. She's gone -

a great big piece - there weren't that many women singers back then - of our youth is gone.

I've been sniffling and tearing up all evening, surprising myself.......................

[BrklynLiberal]

3. It is very sad news...and hits home pretty hard for those of us from that generation.