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My Take
Mary Travers fascinates me less as one third of Peter, Paul and Mary than as a witness to a turning era. Raised inside Greenwich Village's folk awakening, she carried a contralto that gave the trio its spine, and she lent that voice to the civil rights movement when it mattered. What I admire is how she treated song as testimony rather than entertainment. A Kentucky-born girl who became one of the defining sounds of the 1960s is a remarkable arc, and her death in 2009 closed a real chapter. To me she's proof that conviction can outlast a melody.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Travers
- Name (Japanese)
- マリー・トラヴァース
- Reading
- まりー・とらゔぁーす
- Born
- November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Travers born?
November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009.
Where is Mary Travers from?
Mary Travers is from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
What does Mary Travers do?
Mary Travers works as singer-songwriter, composer, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.