Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
"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. Lipton wrote a poem about a dragon in 1959, [1] and, when Yarrow found it, he wrote the lyrics to "Puff" based on the poem ...
lyricist. Years active. 1959–2022. Known for. "Puff, the Magic Dragon", 3D display technology, history of motion picture technology. 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".
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 ...
Yarrow co-wrote and produced Mary MacGregor's Torn Between Two Lovers (No. 1, 1977) and earned an Emmy for three animated TV specials based on "Puff the Magic Dragon". [12] While the group was de facto broken up and touring separately, it still managed to come together for a series of reunions before officially coming back together again.
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 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 .
If I Had a Hammer. " If I Had a Hammer ( The Hammer Song )" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive movement, and was first recorded by the Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. It was a #10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in ...