Mary Travers, seen in 1984, released five solo albums after the trio disbanded in 1970. The group reunited in 1978, however, and continued touring regularly until she recently became too ill. (John Curry / South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Mary Travers, Paul Stookey, center, and Peter Yarrow of the 1960s folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary perform the Bob Dylan song “Blowing in the Wind” at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004. The trio mingled their music with liberal politics, both onstage and off. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Mary Travers arrives at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in 2006. (Stephen Chernin / Associated Press)