jaxson50 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A great voice has been silenced, she was a inspiration to a generation of singers, she will be missed. RIP Mary. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_mary_travers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 OMG, that's horrible. Mary was probably the first female singer I ever heard and loved. I grew up listening to Puff the Magic Dragon, The Lemon Tree, Where Have All The Flowers Gone, etc. This is devastating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 I feel the same GG, I have seen her many times over the years. Her voice was smooth as silk, I was probably ten when PP&M's first hit was on the radio, I had such a crush on her. Now we hear Henry Gibson from The Laugh In has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Ugh, I'm afraid to read the news anymore. I guess we are to expect this..... our heroes, mentors, those who inspired and entertained us along the way, are leaving us. It's hard to take. Henry Gibson was one of my favourites on that show. Him and Arte Johnson. Funny, I always thought Mary played guitar because my first album of theirs (which was their first album) just had the guitar leaning up against a brick wall. I was 5 years old. It wasn't until years later that I found it she didn't play. So I was inspired to play by someone who actually didn't play. But like you said, her voice was as perfect as they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C5WncqIv98[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 It was their less known works that always moved me [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXypyCPFzbo[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Great videos, Jaxson. That's a lively version of When I Die. I've only ever heard that song by Blood Sweat & Tears (I think that's who did it). And that second one was moving too. They just had some special synergistic effect when they sang together. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sad news indeed. PP&M were one of the first bands I ever recall hearing ('Where Have All The Flowers Gone?' was a childhood favourite), and when I was working in a harmony trio, we really worked hard to get that folky, tight-but-loose harmony nailed. A very influential group, and a sad loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 The greats are starting to fall! They moved so many people! suburude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Reminds me of the old joke.....what has six legs wears a bra and sings????? PPM!!! I will miss her too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ya, it is a great loss! Loved PP&M. GG, she did play guitar early on but then put it down to just do vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 This is sad, but maybe a blessing given that she's been in poor health for a long, long time. Hearing of her death reminded me of my favorite fascinating, little-known fact about PPM. When Albert Grossman was assembling the group, he originally wanted Mary, Peter, and Dave van Ronk. After thinking hard, Dave turned him down, and Noel was recruited as a replacement. If Dave had decided differently, it likely would have changed the whole history of the Great Folk Scare -- Dave couldn't have played the pivotal role he did play in the Greenwich Village scene, and "PDM" might have been a radically different group than PPM -- tho' it's hard to say how. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWags Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Mary Traver's beauty changed my idea of what a beautiful woman should look and act like. She was downright "Earthy" and she predated the hippie chick movement. Early Peter, Paul, and Mary and Bob Dylan were the greatest influences on me way back when we were young, foolish, and happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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