PETER, PAUL AND MARY
Peter, Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) was a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary Travers.
The group was created and managed by Albert Grossman, who sought to create a folk "supergroup" by bringing together "a tall blonde (Mary Travers), a funny guy (Paul Stookey), and a good-looking guy (Peter Yarrow)".
He launched the group in 1961, booking them into The Bitter End, a coffee house and popular folk venue in New York City's Greenwich Village. They recorded their first album, Peter, Paul and Mary, the following year. It included "500 Miles", "Lemon Tree", and the Pete Seeger hit tunes "If I Had a Hammer" (subtitled "(The Hammer Song)") and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?".
The album was listed in the Billboard Magazine Top Ten for 10 months, including seven weeks in the #1 position. It remained a main catalogue seller for decades to come, eventually selling over two million copies, earning Double Platinum certification from the RIAA in the United States alone.
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