Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul, & Mary Dead at 86

Peter Yarrow, the tenor voice of folk trio Peter, Paul, & Mary died 1/7/2025 at his home in Manhattan, near where he was born in 1938. With the trio, he sang with Pete Seeger and covered Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ In the Wind on the folk scene on Bleecker Street. They took John Denver’s Leavin’ on a Jet Plane to #1 in 1969. He was 86.

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Bourbon Street Truck Attack

A pickup truck was driven into the New Year's crowd on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day. There were numerous deaths and injuries. There were shootings of civilians and NOPD police officers. The suspect driver was shot and killed by police after he crashed into a lift truck.

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