Trini Lopez, 'If I Had a Hammer' and 'Lemon Tree' Singer, Dies of COVID-19 at 83

Trini López, 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 López died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Palm Springs, songwriting and business partner Joe Chavira told The good-natured Dallas native and son of Mexican immigrants was signed by Frank Sinatra to his Reprise Records label, and he worked with the Gibson Guitar Corp.

López's version of "If I Had a Hammer," written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts in 1965. It had been recorded by The Weavers and in 1962 was a top 10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary. His rendition of "Lemon Tree," written by Will Holt, reached No. 20 in 1965, and his other popular tunes included "Kansas City," "Michael," "I'm Comin' Home, Cindy," "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" and a traditional Mexican version of "La Bamba."

At age 15, López formed his first band out of Wichita Falls, Texas. He and the Big Beats then landed a contract with Columbia Records. , directed by Robert Aldrich, López portrayed a convict named Pedro Jimenez in a stellar cast that also included Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland.

He died of Covid. This is him Hammering out a Warning. This is a great version of his hit. Very funky. RIP Trini Lopez. Thanks for the music.

RIP Mr Lopez. This world was a better place because of you.

How 😢

BruceABaldwin2 Didn't ' If I had a hammer ' influence Bruce Coburns ' if I had a rocket launcher ' ? 😉

😢RIP

May his soul rest in peace. 🙏

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