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"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a #protestSong written by #PeteSeeger and #LeeHays. It was written in 1949 in support of the #ProgressiveMovement, and was first recorded by #theWeavers, a #folkMusic quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, #RonnieGilbert, and #FredHellerman. It was a #10 hit for #PeterPaulAndMary in 1962 and then went to #3 a year later when recorded by #TriniLopez in 1963.
https://youtu.be/JD-pyWALro4
#protestsong #peteseeger #leehays #progressivemovement #theweavers #folkmusic #ronniegilbert #fredhellerman #peterpaulandmary #trinilopez
