Celebrate the impact of the folk music trio that provided America’s soundtrack for five decades, while combining artistry with activism. From their emergence in Greenwich Village in the 1960s to the present, their legacy has impacted generations. Featuring many of their best performances and most popular songs including “Puff The Magic Dragon,” “If I Had A Hammer” and “Five Hundred Miles.”
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Peter, Paul and Mary - 25th Anniversary Concert
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Grab a front-row seat for a celebration of the legendary folk trio at this 1986 concert. (1h 17m 27s)
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About The Show
50 YEARS WITH PETER, PAUL AND MARY is a documentary by four-time Emmy Award-winning producer-director Jim Brown. It features rare and previously unseen television footage, including a BBC program from the early 1960s that embodies many of the trio’s best performances and most popular songs. This is Peter, Paul and Mary at the peak of their artistry, a time when this popular and influential trio dominated the Billboard music charts.
From the group’s emergence in Greenwich Village to the Civil Rights and Anti-War era of the 1960s, through the decades of their later advocacy and music, to Mary Travers’ moving memorial, and finally to the present, where their legacy continues to inform and inspire successive generations, this far deeper and more intimate exploration of the trio reveals the impact of their artistry and activism on their generation and the world.
Featuring their greatest hits, including “Puff The Magic Dragon,” “If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song),” “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “Five Hundred Miles” and more.
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