Ronnie Gilbert, the female voice in the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers ... It's Been Good to Know Yuh' and 'The Hammer Song' (a.k.a. 'If I Had a Hammer') by Mr. Seeger and Mr. Hays." ...

The musician's version of "If I Had a Hammer" reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 36 countries Trinidad "Trini" López III, an acclaimed musician and actor, has died. He was 83. López died ...

the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” and appeared in the classic war movie The Dirty Dozen, has died. He was 83.

The post R.I.P. Trini Lopez, “If I Had a Hammer” Singer and Guitar Designer Dies at 83 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Trini Lopez, the Dallas-born musician known for early ’60s hits ...

Trini Lopez, the guitarist and singer whose renditions of “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” climbed the charts in the 1960s and an actor who appeared in films including The Dirty Dozen ...

American folk singer Pete Seeger - who wrote 'If I Had A Hammer' and 'Turn, Turn, Turn' - has died aged 94. Born in 1919, banjo-playing troubadour Seeger became famous as a member of the Weavers ...

Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert and Lee Hays formed the Weavers in the late 1940s and recorded many folk standards, such as “If I Had a Hammer,” “On Top of Old Smoky,” “Goodnight ...

Frank Sinatra saw him perform and signed Lopez to his label. That led to a major hit, "If I Had A Hammer." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF I HAD A HAMMER") LOPEZ: (Singing) If I had a hammer, I'd hammer ...