50+ Music · @50years
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"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a written by and . It was written in 1949 in support of the , and was first recorded by , a quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, , and . It was a #10 hit for in 1962 and then went to #3 a year later when recorded by in 1963.
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#protestsong #peteseeger #leehays #progressivemovement #theweavers #folkmusic #ronniegilbert #fredhellerman #peterpaulandmary #trinilopez

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jesse jarnow · @bourgwick
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- always topical, but thinking of the encroaching new york nurses' strike ( nbcnewyork.com/news/local/1700 ). released around the time of & 's HUAC testimony in 1955, side B features is the original 1941 , side A with newly recorded songs for . used to think "which side are you on" was corny af but turns out it gets heavier each year.

#nowplaying #peteseeger #leehays #almanacsingers #unions

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