Peter Yarrow, of bestselling folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, passed away on January 7, 2025. Yarrow spoke to me in 2016 for the Gordon Lightfoot biography, explaining his interest in Lightfoot’s songwriting and particularly his songs “Early Morning Rain” and “For Lovin’ Me,” both of which Peter, Paul & Mary covered. His was one of the most thoughtful interviews given to me for the book. I first asked Yarrow about “For Lovin’ Me,” which beccame a huge hit for the trio in 1965. Here’s what he said: I was singing lead on that song and I know what was in my heart when I was singing. I was feeling and identifying with what I felt were Gordon’s intentions… there’s a sadness there. There was ...
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