Album of the Day

Released 55 years ago, Peter, Paul & Mary's IN CONCERT captures these leading lights of the 1960s folk boom at the peak of their powers. A Top 10 hit, the 1964 collection has its share of activist anthems, opening with Bob Dylan's then-new “The Times They Are A-Changin'” and closing with The Weavers classic “If I Had A Hammer.” But those songs are part of a broad mix of original and traditional material delivered with a surprising dose of humor and the matchless harmonies for which PP & M had become famous. The Warner Bros. double album spotlights both the group's commitment to social justice and their talents as consummate entertainers, making IN CONCERT perhaps an even better representation of the trio than their studio albums.