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Folk singer Mary Travers talks about music and her career

BROADCAST: Nov. 18, 1976 | DURATION: 00:35:33

Synopsis

Folk singer Mary Travers - of the group Peter, Paul & Mary - talks about some of the artists that inspired her, like Pete Seeger and The Weavers.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Nov. 18, 1976

Duration
35 minutes, 33 seconds

Topics

Music - Folk Music Music Community Activism & Social Reform Myths, Stories, Storytelling

People

Musicians Social Reformers Entertainers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Travers, Mary, 1936-2009--Interviews Folk singers--United States--Interviews Audiotapes Radio programs Travers, Mary, 1936-2009,-- interviewee Peter, Paul and Mary The Weavers Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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