If I Had a Hammer
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"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive movement, and was first recorded by the Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. It was a #10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962 and then went to #3 a year later when recorded by Trini Lopez in 1963.
Quick Facts "The Hammer Song", Single by The Weavers ...
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Single by The Weavers | |
B-side | "Banks of Marble" |
Released | 1950 |
Genre | Folk |
Label | Hootenanny |
Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays |
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Quick Facts Single by Peter, Paul and Mary, from the album Peter, Paul and Mary ...
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Single by Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
from the album Peter, Paul and Mary | ||||
B-side | "Gone the Rainbow" | |||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 2:11 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays | |||
Producer(s) | Albert Grossman Milt Okun | |||
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Quick Facts Single by Trini Lopez, from the album Trini Lopez at PJ's ...
"If I Had a Hammer" | ||||
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Single by Trini Lopez | ||||
from the album Trini Lopez at PJ's | ||||
B-side | "Unchain My Heart" | |||
Released | 1963 | |||
Venue | P.J.'s | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays | |||
Producer(s) | Don Costa | |||
Trini Lopez singles chronology | ||||
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Quick Facts "Datemi un martello", Single by Rita Pavone ...
"Datemi un martello" | ||||
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Single by Rita Pavone | ||||
B-side | "Che m'importa del mondo" | |||
Released | December 1963[1] | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop, chanson, surf rock | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | RCA Italiana | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Seeger Lee Hays Sergio Bardotti | |||
Producer(s) | Luis Bacalov | |||
Rita Pavone singles chronology | ||||
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The Weavers released the song under the title "The Hammer Song" as a 78 rpm single in March 1950 on Hootenanny Records, 101-A, backed with "Banks of Marble".