Customer Reviews

The Peter Paul and Mary Song Book

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I began playing guitar in the early seventies, when the hippie generation had helped to bring folk music to the forefront of the popular music scene. The major forces behind the success of folk music at that time -- finally reaching all across America on the radio waves -- were Peter, Paul and Mary. They sang songs that they loved, and became part of our lives; these are the songs you will find in this book. The ones you remember, half-hummed snatches of tunes for every mood and moment. The book features both piano and guitar accompaniment. If I were to find fault with the book, it would be that there were still so many songs I wanted which were not included here, and that it did not have a spiral binding, and so my first copy split and finally needed to be replaced after many well-loved years. This book is the right place to start as you begin learning the best songs to know in the folk tradition.

I was very happy to find this book still in print. It has many of the songs that made the trio famous. It is especially good for guitar players.

Excellent -- a replacement for one lost in a flood several years ago...now I can sing again.

The book is a classic. I have owned 3 versions of this book but lost 2. The quality of printing is the main factor for lowering my rating. I still think that the publishers need to be meticulous about selecting papers, quality of printing methods to maintain its high statue.