Peter, Paul & Mary – I’m Leavin’ On a Jet Plane
PLEASE NOTE: I divided my uploads between multiple channels, Bookmark this link in your browser for instant access to an index with links to all of John1948’s oldies classics. LINK: www.geocities.com – Peter, Paul and Mary was a folk singing group brought together by manager Albert Grossman, who was looking to form a “folk-pop supergroup” made up of a tall blonde gal, a good-looking guy, and a jokester. Their first gig was in 1961 at New York’s Bitter End coffeehouse, which was very well-received. Within a year, Peter, Paul and Mary had released their debut (self-titled) album, featuring Pete Seeger tunes like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” By 1963, the group had made three records, including one of their biggest hits, “Puff the Magic Dragon.” They performed at the 1963 March on Washington (where Martin Luther King, Jr., made his famous I Have a Dream speech. Their recording of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin In the Wind” was the fastest selling record ever released by Warner Brothers Records, landing the trio at the forefront of the civil rights and peace movement. By 1970, however, the group had broken up so that the members could pursue their own solo careers. They have reunited several times since then for select concert dates. Mary Travers was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2005, and received a bone marrow transplant in the autumn of the same year. Peter, Paul and Mary continued their reunion tour in late 2005, and continue to tour now. folkmusic.about.com
awsome
i honestly dont like this version at all. john denver’s original is he best, and slightly stoopid did the best cover!
i love this song rip mary i been doing this song for over 20 years at karaoke great song it reminds of when i was going to see my cousin in florida i had a great time it was the longest 3 weeks of my life.
i just wanna cry
sei grande mary…la tua voce non la scorderemo! Ciao Ciao Mary!
rip. You were beatiful Mary. Thanks for the songs. xx
It’s sad to see that the music industry lost another great musician which is Mary Travers. RIP Mary
miss u so much mary.thank u for the wonderful songs and the torch that helped guide me in life.also,rick wells,sorry for the hard times there in c.c.i alot happened that had me lost so long.never forget p,p&m bro.peace.
Mary has joined Karen Carpenter in the Heavenly Choir…..
Good Bye Mary and thanks for all the music and love you gave to us. You live on Mary. You were great
Her voice was velvet… Go easy Mary… RIP
RIp Mary you were a beautiful person.. loved your voice… you will be missed!
Mary…RIP – you will be missed
RIP Mary Travers..
Mos Def sampled her chorus in the song, Travellin’ Man. You can find the video here.
RIP Mary Travers.
RIP Mary
Have you ever heard the term “tongue in cheek” Steve? He was making a joke.
How can someone even turn on a radio or load a dvd without KNOWING who John Denver was?!!!!!
Rslitman… are you 7 years old? THAT would be the only explanation….
I love this song. I am so sad that my 5 year old daughter will not get to see them play live again. I just read that Peter Yarrow said that he doubts they will ever perform together again. I have always LOVED Mary Travers beautiful singing. Thank you for posting this wonderful clip.
brilliant
I still remember this song being banned from radio after the 9-11 attacks. It’s a good song, but can see why they pulled it from the radio.
This song was written by someone I had never heard of before at the time it was a hit – John Denver.