Peter Yarrow, who died Tuesday at age 86, has long denied that the famous song “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” was about drugs.

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter who was one-third of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86, his representative confirmed to ABC News.

Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-writer of 'Puff,the Magic Dragon' has died.

American musician Peter Yarrow - known for having been a member of the trio Peter, Paul & Mary – has died, aged 86, this week after his experience with bladder cancer

Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said. He was 86 and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago.

Peter Yarrow, the pioneering folk musician who found massive success as part of the musical trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died at the age of 86, according to the Associated Press.

The family of Peter Yarrow have paid tribute to their "fearless dragon", referencing the song he wrote and performed with Peter, Paul and Mary. Along with his folk trio bandmates - Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers - Yarrow had huge success in the 1960s.

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter, activist and founding member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86 after battling bladder cancer.

Peter Yarrow from the critically acclaimed 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary passed away on Tuesday, January 7, at age 86 from bladder cancer. To honor him and the lasting legacy he left on the music industry,

Peter Yarrow, a singer-songwriter best known as a member of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has passed away at the age of 86. He died at his home in New York City after a four-year battle with bladder cancer,