PETER PAUL AND MARY : LIGHT ONE CANDLE

BOB DYLAN : NO DIRECTION HOME : A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE

Circa 2005, Apple presents a Martin Scorsese Picture- 2 CD set. 
Lots of Joan Baez and Maria Muldaur interviews on Bob. Especially early Bob in New York. Have you seen it?

(462) SINGER -SONGWRITER FRED NEIL : COVERED BY A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS

FRED NEIL - OFFICIAL SITE!

We link to a lot of official sites and we're glad to know that one of them is dedicated to Freddy Neil.  Fred recorded with Gram Parsons, Vince Martin... His songs were covered by Peter, Paul and Mary... and so many others you may know about.  A little closer to today, Fiona Apple, Chris Robinson, and The Black Crowes, have covered songs he wrote.  Here's Fred's Dolphin Song:

  The Black Crowes

 Linda Ronsandt

 Freddy Neil, the songwriter

(454) PETER PAUL AND MARY : FOLK SINGERS CIRCA '66

Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey and Mary Travers = PETER, PAUL and MARY.

By 1966 they were considered to be "Folk singers."

Other singers, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, were also considered Folk singers.

Folk, not Country. Folk not Pop. Folk not Rock and Roll. Linking to their offical site which has a jukebox!

See archived post #239 about their debut or search within this Google Blogger for our Memorial to Mary .

PETER PAUL AND MARY OFFICIAL SITE  link here!  Check the JUKEBOX!

MARY TRAVERS MOVES TO HEAVEN

Mary Travers, one third of the three part harmony of Peter, Paul, and Mary, the folk group who became famous recording Bob Dylan's composition, "Blowin In the Wind," and who we've blogged about in the past, has passed away at 72. Mary had been battling the blood cancer called luekemia for some time. You can link to the groups official site above. The net is flooded with news stories.

(239) PETER PAUL AND MARY DEBUT 1962

Here they are, the great Peter, Paul, and Mary, the trio who debuted about 1962, singing "Early In The Morning." "If I Had a Hammer" was about a year away.

If you'll click on the title above, you'll get to a great site Peter, Paul, and Mary. This site is theirs and features links with updates on what Noel Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, and Peter Yarrow are up to now... Folk singers and social activists for peace, they were almost ahead of their time. And we loved their vocal qualities...

video replaced March 2013

(214) MARTY ROBBINS - WEST TEXAS TO LOS ANGELES

One of the stars who passed through Los Angeles on tour in 1961 was Marty Robbins who got the first ever country Grammy Award for "El Paso" in 1959, the song he is most associated with, and which got him into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Marty continued with hits like "If I Had A Hammer," which was covered by many other singers including Peter, Paul, and Mary. He was one of the singers I liked to go hear, along with some of the guys that I knew from Elvis'.

MARTY ROBBINS OFFICIAL updated March 2013
"Don't Worry" was a 1961 hit for Marty. (video replaced March 2013)
  
In 1970 after years from hits, Marty won a Grammy Award for the best country song in 1970. He was inducted into the Nashville Song Writers Hall of Fame in 1975. He got into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982.

Link to The Country Music Hall of Fame... NEW LINK January 13, 2011 Click on title!

"El Paso" is classic Marty Robbins and reflects the Hispanic culture of Texas.

  Here's a bio of Marty from Billboard.com
BILLBOARD MARTY ROBBINS PAGE  updated April 2014