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While campaigning for 1968 presidential candidate [[Eugene McCarthy]], Yarrow met McCarthy's niece, Mary Beth McCarthy. They were married in October 1969. |
While campaigning for 1968 presidential candidate [[Eugene McCarthy]], Yarrow met McCarthy's niece, Mary Beth McCarthy. They were married in October 1969. |
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In 1970 he pleaded guilty to charges of "immoral and improper liberties" with a 14-year-old girl. In August 1969, the girl and her 17-year-old sister had gone to Yarrow's hotel room to seek his autograph following a concert by Peter, Paul and Mary at Washington's Carter Barron Amphitheatre. Yarrow answered the door naked and made sexual advances that stopped short of intercourse. Yarrow served three months of a one- to three-year prison sentence and was pardoned by President Carter in 1981. |
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The singer has acknowledged the incident as "the most terrible mistake I have ever made."<ref>http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/Yarrow_Peter.html</ref> |
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Yarrow's involvement in politics continued throughout the ensuing decades. He also had a variety of contacts with politicians; he played at [[John Kerry]]'s wedding. Yarrow has also cited [[Judaism]] as one of the roots of his liberal views. |
Yarrow's involvement in politics continued throughout the ensuing decades. He also had a variety of contacts with politicians; he played at [[John Kerry]]'s wedding. Yarrow has also cited [[Judaism]] as one of the roots of his liberal views. |
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In February of 2005, Yarrow was invited by the [[Anderson, Indiana]], Chamber of Commerce to perform a concert. At that event, he encountered a lifelong fan, Debbie Archer (Ragle), who cried upon seeing him and whom he hugged for several minutes. She then told him of her own local coffeehouse, Camerata, and that it was in part due to the influence of Yarrow's work with Peter, Paul, and Mary. At the beginning of his concert for the city, Yarrow chastised the gathered assembly for their lack of support for Camerata and walked off the stage, saying they could find him on Camerata's stage instead. For an intimate group of around 30 people, Yarrow performed Camerata's final concert. |
In February of 2005, Yarrow was invited by the [[Anderson, Indiana]], Chamber of Commerce to perform a concert. At that event, he encountered a lifelong fan, Debbie Archer (Ragle), who cried upon seeing him and whom he hugged for several minutes. She then told him of her own local coffeehouse, Camerata, and that it was in part due to the influence of Yarrow's work with Peter, Paul, and Mary. At the beginning of his concert for the city, Yarrow chastised the gathered assembly for their lack of support for Camerata and walked off the stage, saying they could find him on Camerata's stage instead. For an intimate group of around 30 people, Yarrow performed Camerata's final concert. |
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In the early morming of [[March 28]], 2007, Yarrow walked into the home of [[Tony Kornheiser]], a sportswriter for the ''[[Washington Post]]''. Kornheiser's wife, Karril, confronted the stranger, who at that point began apologizing for his mistake and identified himself as being with Peter, Paul, and Mary. He claimed that he was looking for a house with the same address but on a nearby street and that his confused condition was the result of jet lag. He left, and the police were not called. On [[April 6]], [[2007]], Peter Yarrow called in to the Tony Kornheiser Radio Show, verified Karril's description of the events, and apologized for the mishap. He said he was disoriented that morning after a long flight from Israel. |
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On [[April 14]], [[2007]], Peter Yarrow cancelled a Monday event to appear at Bexley High School after several Bexley parents contacted district officials regarding Yarrow's [[1970]] guilty plea to taking "immoral and improper liberties" with a 14-year old girl. His daughter [[Bethany Yarrow]] performed instead.[http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=bexley&story=sites/thisweeknews/041907/Bexley/News/041907-News-338798.html] |
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Yarrow and his daughter [[Bethany Yarrow]], who is also a musician, often perform together. |
Yarrow and his daughter [[Bethany Yarrow]], who is also a musician, often perform together. |
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Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow cowrote (With Leonard Lipton) the group's most famous song, "Puff, the Magic Dragon."
Yarrow's parents were Jewish, born in the Ukraine; the family name was changed from Yaroshevitz to Yarrow after immigrating to Providence, Rhode Island.[1]
Yarrow received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Cornell University in 1959. He began singing with Mary Travers in December 1960; when Noel "Paul" Stookey joined them, they chose the name "Peter, Paul and Mary" for their folk trio.
While campaigning for 1968 presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, Yarrow met McCarthy's niece, Mary Beth McCarthy. They were married in October 1969.
Yarrow's involvement in politics continued throughout the ensuing decades. He also had a variety of contacts with politicians; he played at John Kerry's wedding. Yarrow has also cited Judaism as one of the roots of his liberal views.
In December 2000, Yarrow's Larrivee acoustic guitar was stolen while on an airplane flight. In early 2005, the guitar was spotted by fans of Yarrow on eBay. The guitar was recovered in Miami by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and returned to Yarrow. Charges were not filed against the thieves, at Yarrow's request.
In an effort to combat school violence, Yarrow started Operation Respect, which brings children in schools and camps a curriculum of tolerance and respect for each other's differences.
In February of 2005, Yarrow was invited by the Anderson, Indiana, Chamber of Commerce to perform a concert. At that event, he encountered a lifelong fan, Debbie Archer (Ragle), who cried upon seeing him and whom he hugged for several minutes. She then told him of her own local coffeehouse, Camerata, and that it was in part due to the influence of Yarrow's work with Peter, Paul, and Mary. At the beginning of his concert for the city, Yarrow chastised the gathered assembly for their lack of support for Camerata and walked off the stage, saying they could find him on Camerata's stage instead. For an intimate group of around 30 people, Yarrow performed Camerata's final concert.
Yarrow and his daughter Bethany Yarrow, who is also a musician, often perform together.