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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.
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 ...
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".
"Puff, the Magic Dragon" -- Peter Paul and Mary (1963) Vice President Spiro Agnew had this tune banned in 1970 because he believed that the "Magic Dragon" Peter, Paul and Mary were singing about ...
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 .
In 1963 the group released "Puff, the Magic Dragon", with music by Yarrow and words based on a poem that had been written by a fellow student at Cornell, Leonard Lipton. Despite rumors that the song refers to drugs, it is actually about the lost innocence of childhood. [4]
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.
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.