London,
(ANI):
Mary
Travers,
a
member
of
the
hugely
popular
1960s
US
folk
group
Peter,
Paul
and
Mary,
has
died
in
the
US.
She
was
72.
Heather
Lylis,
the
band's
publicist,
said
Travers
passed
away
yesterday
at
the
Danbury
Hospital
in
Connecticut.
She
had
battled
leukemia
for
several
years,
reports
The
Times.
Travers
joined
forces
with
Peter
Yarrow
and
Noel
Paul
Stookey
in
the
early
1960s.
The
trio
formed
the
folk
band
Peter,
Paul
and
Mary,
mingling
their
music
with
liberal
politics,
both
onstage
and
off.
Peter,
Paul
and
Mary
had
hits
including
If
I
Had
a
Hammer,
Lemon
Tree
and
Puff,
The
Magic
Dragon.
They
won
five
Grammies
and
released
a
five-disc
box
set
of
their
greatest
hits,
Carry
It
On.
They
were
strong
supporters
of
the
civil
rights
movement
and
opponents
of
the
Vietnam
War.