Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter who was one-third of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86, his representative confirmed to ABC News.

Vocalist Peter Yarrow, best known for singing with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died at the age of 86 on January 7, 2025. Yarrow died of bladder cancer after being diagnosed four years ago. He wrote or cowrote many of the trio’s songs including the popular “Puff,

Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago.