<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Peter Yarrow </Li> <Li> Paul Stookey </Li> <Li> Mary Travers </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Peter Yarrow </Li> <Li> Paul Stookey </Li> <Li> Mary Travers </Li> </Ul> <P> Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon . The trio was composed of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Noel Paul Stookey and alto Mary Travers . The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, as well as covers written by other folk musicians . After the death of Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names . </P> <P> Mary Travers said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers . In the documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On--A Musical Legacy members of the Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social commentary of folk music in the 1960s . </P>

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