If I Had a Hammer
id:
if-i-had-a-hammer-188-18115726
title:
If I Had a Hammer
text:
"If I Had a Hammer" 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. The Weavers released the song under the title "The Hammer Song" as a 78 rpm single in March 1950 on Hootenanny Records,
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
1949 song by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Had_a_Hammer
date created:
2005-07-24T23:24:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T01:29:57Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q1880395","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1880395"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Hammer_Song_The_Weavers_1950.jpg","width":280,"height":280}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16