Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday, his representative confirms. He was 86. Yarrow died at his home in New York City after a four-year battle with bladder cancer,

American singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow, who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, his publicist said. Yarrow died at his New York home surrounded by family following a four-year battle with bladder cancer,

Peter Yarrow, who was popular for his stint with the folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, has passed away at the age of 86. Known for releasing hits like “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “500 Miles,” and more with the group,

Peter Yarrow -- one third of the beloved folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, whose anthems epitomized the 1960s protest movement -- died Tuesday in New York. He was 86 years old.

The "day is done" — Peter Yarrow, one third of New York City's folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. He was 86 years old. Yarrow died at his home in the city after a four-year battle with bladder cancer, his publicist Ken Sunshine told USA TODAY.

Peter Yarrow from the critically acclaimed 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary passed away on Tuesday, January 7, at age 86 from bladder cancer. To honor him and the lasting legacy he left on the music industry,

Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done."

Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago.

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.

Boomers will immediately recognize that M.C. as Peter Yarrow, himself a festival headliner in the folk-revival trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow, who died on Tuesday at 86, was also a member of the Newport Folk Festival board that had been striving to balance the event’s founding mission — bringing traditional music to a wider audience — with the preferences of that wider audience,

Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — which helped popularize Bob Dylan as the voice of a generation — co-writer of the song “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and a prominent social activist,