"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 No. 10 hit for #PeterPaulAndMary in 1962 and then went to No. 3 a year later when recorded by #TriniLopez in 1963. In a May 1963 interview on Folk Music Worldwide, #PaulStookey of Peter.
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