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Never mind Lil Wayne – meet the disgraced folk star pardoned by Jimmy Carter A gun-crazy rapper is one thing. But in 1981, the outgoing president issued a pardon to an arguably less deserving celebrity Peter Yarrow, Mary Travers and Paul Stookey - aka Peter, Mary and Paul - in 1965 Credit: AP Donald Trump has departed the White House with a final flurry of controversy, this time surrounding his dubious list of presidential pardons. More than 140 people have received a pardon or commutation, including his former advisor Steve Bannon, and rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, though Tiger King...

(5 out of 5 stars) "This recording captures the energy, diversity of talent and great vocal style of the trio which epitomized the collective folk conscience of the dynamic '60's. Peter, Paul and Mary became the popular mouthpiece of an idealistic generation which had begun to dare to question war and social injustice, spinning their message with the hearty fiber of love songs (requited and not), folk ballads and humor.Here is a great selection from a repertoire which helped complete the connection between the labor union roots of Woody Guthrie, the Weavers, and Tom Paxton and the contempor...

Noel Paul Stookey features new generation of activist musicians BLUE HILL — Noel Paul Stookey has the kind of protest roots that today’s young activists can only dream of, born out of the youth-inspired movement of the 1960s. Stookey, of course, is part of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, a name synonymous with American folk music. In recent years, Stookey has connected with young and activist musicians across the country, continuing his si Austin, Texas-based hip-hop artist Steven Hernandez works with youth grappling with diverse issues through music, humor and crowd participat...

Los Angeles Times Invision/AP Lil Wayne performs Oct. 13, 2018, on day two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival’s second weekend in Austin, Texas.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. When, seemingly out of nowhere, famed New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, who was born Dwayne Carter, took to Twitter a week before the November election to endorse President Donald Trump, many of his fans were blindsided. “President Carter with President Trump,” read the boastful tweet above an image of the two side by sid...

Print When, seemingly out of nowhere, famed New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne, who was born Dwayne Carter, took to Twitter a week before the November election to endorse President Trump, many of his fans were blindsided. “President Carter with President Trump,” read the boastful tweet above an image of the two side by side giving the thumbs-up. The next day at an event outside the White House, Trump described Wayne as “an activist in a really positive way.” Had Wayne pulled a Kanye and gone MAGA? Was a Weezy ’24 campaign in the offing? Nope. Behind the scenes, the 38-year-old rapper wa...