Trini López

Trini Lopez (born May 15, 1937) is a Mexican-American singer and guitarist.

Born Trinidad López III in Dallas, Texas, he made his name on the club circuit of the American Southwest before being "discove

Trini Lopez (born May 15, 1937) is a Mexican-American singer and guitarist.

Born Trinidad López III in Dallas, Texas, he made his name on the club circuit of the American Southwest before being "discovered" in 1962 by the record producer Don Costa while playing at the PJ Club in Hollywood. Costa was greatly taken with Lopez's Latinized versions of contemporary hits and signed him up to Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records. His debut album, Trini Lopez Live at PJ's, was released in 1963. The album included Lopez's most famous song, If I Had A Hammer, which reached number one in 25 countries and was a radio favourite for many years. He also performed his own version of the traditional Mexican song La Bamba on this album.