Peter Yarrow, who has died aged 86, was the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, the American singing trio which took folk music into the commercial mainstream in the 1960s.
The folk trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.” ...
Soul singer Brenton Wood, who hit the Billboard charts in 1967 with “ Gimme Little Sign ” and “ The Oogum Boogum Song, ” died Jan. 3. He was 83. Manny Gallegos, Wood’s manager, confirmed the singer’s ...