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"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive movement , and was first recorded by the Weavers , a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays, Ronnie Gilbert , and Fred Hellerman .
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950.
[1] If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle is a 1998 compilation album by Pete Seeger and was released on Smithsonian Folkways as SFW40096. This collection is a compilation of 24 songs selected from hundreds released on Folkways Records in the late 1950s and 1960s and two new songs recorded especially for this collection.
The Waxtime issue has three Bonus tracks: which are side 1 #7 – "One Kind of Favor" (Live), side 2 track #7 – "The Times They Are A' Changin'" (Live) and track #8 – "If I Had My Way" (Live). At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group Grammies.
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If I Had a Hammer: The Legend Begins: Released: August 15, 2013; Label: Remember — — — 2018 ... b/w "The House Song" 1 1 30 — 1 — 2 — 2 6 2 Album 1700
Columbia Records, Capitol Records, EMI Music: Tom Springfield: 2:20 If I Had a Hammer (a.k.a. The Hammer Song) 1963 – – Pete Seeger / Lee Hays – Introducing the Seekers: W&G Records: Russ Thompson: 2:53 If You Go Away: 1967 – – Jacques Brel / Rod McKuen: Seekers Seen in Green: Columbia Records, EMI Music: Keith Grant/The Seekers: 4:02 ...
If I Had a Hammer may also refer to: "If I Had a Hammer", a different song by American Music Club from their 1994 album Mercury "If I Had a Hammer" (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), a 1998 episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; If I Had a Hammer, a film by independent filmmaker Josh Becker "If I Had a Hammer" , an episode of the TV ...