The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86. Peter Yarrow died Tuesday at his home in New York.

Francine Wheeler, who lost her son in 2012, reflects on the lessons learned from one of the stars of Peter, Paul and Mary. “I never stopped singing and that was one of the lessons that Peter taught me ...

Peter Yarrow is best known for his work with Peter ... You can honor him and all those who have been killed by guns by saying, ‘That's not OK. It isn't OK to be suffering like this.

Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow in 1978. (The Heritage Foundation) Yarrow was born on May 31, 1938, in New York. His father was a lawyer and a co-founder of the CIA project Radio Free Europe.

Peter Yarrow, folk hero and songwriter who wrote “Puff the Magic Dragon,” passed away on Tuesday, January 7. He was 86 years old, according to the Associated Press. “Our fearless dragon is ...