Here she is with PP&M, in what I've always thought their best moment, at least on record.
And in related news: CNN reports that Kanye West just interrupted the Patrick Swayze funeral, claiming Michael Jackson had a better death.
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R.I.P., Mary.
That clip is a classic from the very last episode of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in spring 1969. CBS had already planned to cancel the show for its left-wing, anti-administration slant, but they hadn't told the Smothers yet. So Tom and Dick put together a kick-ass folk/protest music show as their last hurrah, thought they didn't know it would be that quite yet.
Jennifer Warnes (then known as Jennifer Warren) appeared often on the Smothers show, and she later said that meeting Mary Travers (one of her idols) was the highlight of her experience there. She said Travers introduced herself as a "libertine" and winked, and Jennifer had to run look the word up.
The studio version of this is vastly better; it's the closest thing to a good rock record they ever got.
Paul Butterfield is on it, and the rhythm section cooks.
Farewell, Mary. You were a most graceful presence even though you were flanked by a couple of dorks.
And who's this Marion they keep singing about?
ETA: Nice confirmation word: systrom
The single of "Too Much of Nothing" is my favorite song by them. Mary will be missed. I know my wife will be upset when she gets home from work and hears the news. Huge PP&M fan to this day.
ROTP(lumber)
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