Who sang if i had a hammer first?
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Who sang the first recorded version of If I Had a Hammer? Who sang the first live version of If I Had a Hammer?
The Weavers
Pete Seeger and Lee Hays
If I Had a Hammer
Who sang if i had a hammer first?
If I Had a Hammer Pete Seeger Trini Lopez Peter, Paul and Mary (album) Peter, Paul and Mary If I Had a Rocket Launcher William Shatner's musical career Adam Faith Pete Seeger discography Puff, the Magic Dragon
<b>Early</b> versions[edit]. The <b>song</b> was <b>first</b> performed publicly by Pete Seeger and 
Lee Hays on June 3, 1949, at St. Nicholas Arena in&nbsp;... Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk <b>singer</b> and 
social activist. ... (with Joe Hickerson), &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b> (The Hammer <b>Song</b>)&quot; (
with Lee Hays of the Weavers), and &quot;Turn! Turn! ... His <b>first</b> musical gig was 
leading students in folk singing at the Dalton School, where his aunt was 
principal. Trinidad &quot;Trini&quot; López III (born May 15, 1937) is an American <b>singer</b>, guitarist, and 
actor. His <b>first</b> album included a version of &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>&quot;, which earned a&nbsp;... Released: April 1962; &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>&quot; Released: July 1962; &quot;500 Miles&quot; 
Released: December 1962. Professional ratings. Review scores. Source, Rating. 
Allmusic, 4/5 stars. Peter, Paul and Mary is the <b>first</b> album by American music trio 
Peter, Paul and Mary, released in ... <b>Year</b>, Chart, Position. 1962, Billboard Pop&nbsp;... Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 
1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio was 
composed of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Noel Paul Stookey and contralto Mary 
Travers. The group&#39;s repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, 
<b>early</b> ... That <b>year</b> the group performed &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>&quot; and &quot;Blowin&#39; in the 
Wind&quot;&nbsp;... &quot;<b>If I Had</b> a Rocket Launcher&quot; is a <b>song</b> by Canadian <b>singer</b>-<b>songwriter</b> Bruce 
Cockburn, from his ... Although the <b>song received</b> considerable airplay on 
Canadian radio in <b>early</b> 1985, many radio stations played an edited version 
which faded out&nbsp;... William Shatner has yielded a unique and much-parodied body of work during 
his musical ... Shatner&#39;s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his <b>first</b> 
album, The Transformed Man. ... Leonard Nimoy&#39;s versions of &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>
&quot; and the children&#39;s <b>song</b> &quot;The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins&quot; are widely considered to 
be&nbsp;... Terence Nelhams-Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, 
was an English teen idol, <b>singer</b>, actor and financial journalist. He was one of the 
most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the <b>first</b> UK artist to lodge his initial 
seven hits in the Top 5. ... He <b>had</b> his <b>first</b> job at 12, delivering and selling 
newspapers part-time while&nbsp;... The discography of Pete Seeger, an American folk <b>singer</b>, consists of 52 studio 
albums, 23 compilation albums, 22 live albums, and 31 singles. Seeger&#39;s musical 
career started in 1940 when he joined The Almanac ... &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>: Songs 
of Hope &amp; Struggle&quot;. AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2013. ^ Leggett, Steve. &quot;<b>If I Had a Hammer</b>&quot; (1962), &quot;Puff, the Magic Dragon&quot; (1963), &quot;500 Miles&quot; (1963). &quot;
Puff, the Magic Dragon&quot; (or &quot;Puff&quot;) is a <b>song</b> written by Leonard Lipton and Peter 
Yarrow, and ... The <b>original</b> poem also had a stanza that was not incorporated 
into the <b>song</b>. In it, Puff found another child and played with him after returning.
The Weavers
If I Had a Hammer