Peter Yarrow, Grammy-Winning Musician of Peter, Paul and Mary Fame, Dies at 86

[Matt Dillon]

The singer-songwriter was known for hits like "Puff, the Magic Dragon" as well as covers of songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane".

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter and activist whose work in Peter, Paul and Mary made him one of the most beloved folk acts of the 1960s, has died. He was 86.

Yarrow died of bladder cancer on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at his home in New York City, PEOPLE confirms.

Peter Yarrow, Grammy-Winning Musician of Peter, Paul and Mary Fame, Dies at 86​

[CATHYnKY]

Another from my youth gone. A great trio

[Matt Dillon]

It got so I had to quit listening to "Puff The Magic Dragon". I'd break down. That's one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. I haven't listened to it in decades.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Another from my youth gone. A great trio

I was thinking the same thing Cathy

Who didn't love Leaving on a jet plane

[Spiritof96]

I watched one of their concerts with my kids over the holidays...

[capcat]

It got so I had to quit listening to "Puff The Magic Dragon". I'd break down. That's one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. I haven't listened to it in decades.

Same here. Very sad. Like trying to get through the story “The Giving Tree”