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Born Trinidad López III on May 15, 1937 in Dallas Texas, Trini Lopez was a vocalist, musician, actor, and entertainer best known for his hits “If I Had a Hammer”, “Lemon Tree”, and others. While generally known by most pop music fans as a singer, his guitar playing has often been overlooked even though he designed two guitars for Gibson Guitars. Forming his first band – The Big Beats - at the age of 15, López connected with the late Buddy Holly’s former producer Norman Petty. Petty helped the band gain a contract with Columbia Records but after one single, López left to pursue a ...