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Alexander King Sample was born on November 7, 1960, in Kalispell, Montana, to Alexander and Joyce (née Dory) Sample. [1] His father was of Scottish heritage and his mother Polish . [ 2 ] The younger Alexander Sample graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1978. [ 3 ]
"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 .
The group recorded their debut album, Peter, Paul and Mary, and it was released by Warner Bros. the following year. It included "Lemon Tree", "500 Miles", and the Pete Seeger hit tunes "If I Had a Hammer" (subtitled "The Hammer Song") and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
In 1983, when Peter, Paul and Mary performed the song in Jerusalem - in a country torn over the Lebanon War - they added lyrics to address the political complexities faced by their audience: "Light one candle for the strength that we need to never become our own foe. "Light one candle for those who are suffering, pain we learned so long ago.
3-CD set comprising the group's members' first three solo albums: Peter, Paul And and Mary. — — — 2013 If I Had a Hammer: The Legend Begins: Released: August 15, 2013; Label: Remember — — — 2018 Drop the Needle on the Hits: Best of Peter, Paul & Mary: Released: November 16, 2018; Label: Barnes Noble Consign; Exclusive vinyl-only ...
In 1972, Salatka established a tribunal as a start of the canonization process for Bishop Baraga. Salatka was named by Paul VI as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City in 1977. To replace Salatka, the pope named Auxiliary Bishop Mark Schmitt of the Diocese of Green Bay as the new bishop of Marquette. As bishop, Schmitt founded the Lay ...
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records. [5] Released in both mono and stereo on catalog no. 1449, it is one of the rare folk albums to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart in the US , where it remained for over a month.
The album is entirely produced by Morton himself and features guest appearances by Bishop Paul S. Morton, Kim Burrell, J Moss, Kirk Franklin, Jermaine Dolly, Lena Byrd Miles, Commissioned, Darrel 'MusiqCity' Walls, Zacardi Cortez, Le'Andria Johnson, Mary Mary, The Clark Sisters, Smokie Norful, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Brian Courtney Wilson, Travis ...