John Denver with Peter Paul and Mary Leaving On A Jet Plane

Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for honoring singer-songwriter Noel Paul Stookey on the 82nd anniversary of his birth by posting the music video of Peter, Paul, and Mary performing 'Leaving On A Jet Plane'. with songwriter John Denver.


Leaving on a Jet Plane written by John Denver
Lyrics
"All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breaking; it's early morning
The taxi's waiting he's blowing his horn
I'm ready I'm so lonesome I could die.
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
And tell you that they don't mean a thing
Every place I go, I think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
Now the time is come to leave you
One more time I let me kiss you and
Close your eyes and I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come when
I won't have to leave alone
About the times that I want have to say
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go
I'm leaving on a jet plane
Leaving on a jet plane"

Interview: Noel Paul Stookey At the Grammy Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZDEawHQB3Y


Biography of Noel Paul Stookey from noelpaulstookey.com
"Singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey has been altering both the musical and ethical
landscape of this country and the world for decades—both as the “Paul” of the legendary Peter, Paul and Mary and as an independent musician who passionately believes in bringing the spiritual into the practice of daily life. Funny, irreverently reverent, thoughtful, compassionate—passionate—Stookey’s vocal sound is known all across this land: from
the “Wedding Song” to “In These Times.”
His most recent recorded collection, ONE AND MANY (due for release in the spring of
2012), once again reveals Noel's gift for connecting diverse contemporary concerns to
inspired musical performances. A video rendering of “Jean Claude”, his moving story
song of two close friends separated by the holocaust, is being shown in synagogues
across the country as part of the Yom Hashoah (remembrance of the holocaust). Equally, one of the two new verses Stookey created for “America, the Beautiful” specifically created to recognize the contributions of “...the immigrant and of the native son”, points to the country's desire for compassion, respect and understanding between cultures and communities.

While acknowledging his history and the meaningful association with Peter and Mary
(performing occasionally with Peter as a duo following the passing of their partner Mary
Travers in September of 2009), Noel Paul has stepped beyond the nostalgia of the folk
era. Whether judged by the subject matter of his current concert and recorded repertoire or by virtue of his active involvement with the Music2Life initiative (http://www.music2life.org) linking music fans to the expression of contemporary concerns via many different artists and musical genres, Stookey's current musical outlook continues to be fresh, optimistic and encouraging.

Elizabeth Bannard Stookey, Noel's highschool friend and wife of over 48 years has
incorporated the 'family music' as part of her ONE LIGHT, MANY CANDLES
(http://www.onelightmanycandles.org) multifaith programs – featuring readings from world
spiritual leaders counter-pointed with the songs of her husband. Betty says "The spiritual and relevant nature of Noels music lends itself beautifully to the message of our program.

His songs reflect the diversity and integrity of individual faith while seeking a global
spiritual community.
Born December 30, 1937, Stookey grew up in the Midwest where he played electric guitar in his high school rock ’n’ roll band (the Birds of Paradise) and hung out at an R&B record shop listening to groups like the Drifters, the Platters, the Cadillacs.
When he moved to New York City, he was 20, looking for independence, but what he
found were “Peter” and “Mary,” and a career that took on a life of its own, with their first
album shooting to the top of the charts, where it stayed for two years. He has performed in intimate coffeehouses, at the White House, and in massive stadiums. At the 1963 March on Washington when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, Peter, Paul and Mary delivered the compelling “If I Had a Hammer” and “Blowin’ in the Wind”.

Stookey’s sound has been shaped by huge cities, as well as the smallest hamlets of the
Heartland, housing projects, coastal Maine villages, towns up and down the Mississippi,
and by his search for a common language that enables everyone no matter their origins
and experiences to communicate with each other and celebrate the mystery of life.
After a profound spiritual experience in the late ’60s, Noel realized the 200-plus
performance schedule of the trio left neither space in which to explore the rediscovered
depths of conscience and dedication that were tugging at him, nor the much overdue and deserved time with his family. In 1970 the group took a sabbatical, providing the
opportunity for Noel and Betty and their three daughters Elizabeth, Kate and Anna to
move from suburban New York to the coast of Maine, before reuniting almost a decade
later with a markedly more reasonable schedule.

By then Stookey’s solo voice was firmly established, writing and performing music that
addresses social change while speaking of and to the soul; fusing jazz improvisation and
insightful folk lyrics. The political, sociopolitical, spiritual, and cultural dynamics of life’s
stories continue to drive his songs. Collaborating with his wife, Betty, sometimes sharing
the presentation of multifaith seminars and performances, the connection between
Stookey and his material, as well as his audience, is intimate, immediate, identifiable and
electrifying.

Noel Paul Stookey has recorded over 45 albums, both as part of the legendary trio and as a soloist. In the year 2007 alone he released three CDs: Facets of the Jewel, Promise of Love, and Song for Megumi. In addition to his performance life, Stookey oversees
Neworld Multimedia, presenting new artists and creating children’s TV shows and music.
The royalties from his classic “Wedding Song” go to the Public Domain Foundation,
where nearly $2 million has been put to work for charitable causes. If Stookey has his
way, he hopes to make the world a better place by supporting a dialogue of acceptance
and inclusion...perhaps his song Love Rules! says it best: “...tryin to be a student of
transparency; more of Love and less of me...”


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You didn't grow up in the 50s and not love Peter Paul and Mary.

Awesome!