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Peter, Paul and Mary singles chronology. " If I Had a Hammer " (1962) " Puff, the Magic Dragon " (1963) " 500 Miles " (1963) " Puff, the Magic Dragon " (or just " Puff ") is a song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963.
The Douglas AC-47 ( "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support .
Network. CBS. Release. October 30, 1978. ( 1978-10-30) Puff the Magic Dragon is a 30-minute animated television special based on the song of the same name made notable by Peter, Paul and Mary. [ 1] First aired October 30, 1978, on CBS, [ 2] and produced by Fred Wolf Films, it features Burgess Meredith as the voice the title character.
Peter and Noel Paul (2009–present) Formerly of. Peter, Paul and Mary (1961–1970; 1978–2008) Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's best known hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon".
The Magic Dragon persona was created by happenstance, when he went to a costume party in a dragon outfit, and nobody else turned up in costume. "It was just me. And one of my friends who knew that I was a magician said to me, 'You should do this in your act. You could be Puff the Magic Dragon.' And I said, 'Wait, I could be Piff the Magic Dragon.
CBS. Release. November 17, 1979. ( 1979-11-17) Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies is a 24-minute animated television special that first aired November 17, 1979 on CBS. [1] A sequel to the 1978 TV special Puff the Magic Dragon, [2] with Burgess Meredith returning as the voice of the title character, the special was produced by ...
Leonard Lipton (May 18, 1940 – October 5, 2022) was an American author, filmmaker, lyricist and inventor. At age 19, Lipton wrote the poem that became the basis for the lyrics to the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He wrote books on independent filmmaking and become a pioneer in the field of projected three-dimensional imagery.
Moving is the second album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in January 1963. The third single, " Puff, the Magic Dragon ," was a huge hit and a defining song for the trio, reaching #2 on the Hot 100, #1 on the Easy Listening, and #10 on the R&B Charts. The lead-off single, "Big Boat," failed to chart substantially ...