If I Had a Hammer




For other uses, see If I Had a Hammer (disambiguation).





























"The Hammer Song"

Hammer Song The Weavers 1950.jpg
Original 1950 release by The Weavers on Hootenanny Records, 101-A.


Single by The Weavers
B-side "Banks of Marble"
Released 1950
Format Vinyl single
Genre Folk
Label Hootenanny
Songwriter(s)
Pete Seeger
Lee Hays








































"If I Had a Hammer"

If I Had A Hammer Peter Paul Mary 45 1962.jpg
Single by Peter, Paul and Mary


Single by Peter, Paul and Mary
from the album Peter, Paul and Mary
B-side "Gone the Rainbow"
Released 1962
Format Vinyl single
Genre Folk
Length 2:11
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Pete Seeger
Lee Hays
Producer(s)
Albert Grossman
Milt Okun

Peter, Paul and Mary singles chronology





"Lemon Tree"
(1962)
 "If I Had a Hammer"
(1962)
 "Puff, the Magic Dragon"
(1963)









































"If I Had a Hammer"

If I Had A Hammer Trini Lopez 45 1963.jpg
Single by Trini Lopez


Single by Trini Lopez
from the album Trini Lopez at PJ's
B-side "Unchain My Heart"
Released 1963
Format Vinyl single
Genre Folk rock
Length 2:59
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Pete Seeger
Lee Hays
Producer(s) Don Costa

Trini Lopez singles chronology






 "If I Had a Hammer"
(1963)
 "Kansas City"
(1963)


"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a 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. It was a number 10 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary in 1962 and then went to number three a year later when recorded by Trini Lopez.


The Weavers released the song under the title "The Hammer Song" as a 78 single in March 1950 on Hootenanny Records, 101-A, backed with "Banks of Marble".




Contents






  • 1 Early versions


  • 2 Hit versions


  • 3 Other versions


  • 4 Legacy


  • 5 Charts


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early versions


The song was first performed publicly by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays on June 3, 1949, at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City at a testimonial dinner for the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States, who were then on trial in federal court, charged with violating the Smith Act by advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.[1] It was not particularly successful in commercial terms when it was first released. It was part of the three songs Seeger played as the warm-up act for Paul Robeson's September 4 concert near Peekskill, New York, which subsequently erupted into a riot.[2]



Hit versions


It fared notably better in commercial terms when it was recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary a dozen years later. Their cover of the song, released in July 1962 off the group's debut self-titled album, became a Top 10 hit, and won the Grammy Awards for Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group. Trini Lopez's 1963 single went to number three on the same Billboard chart. It was included on his album, Trini Lopez at PJ's (Reprise R/RS 6093).[3]



Other versions



  • French singer Claude François performed a version of the song in October 1963 titled "Si j'avais un marteau" and released on Philips Records, which he also performed on TV.

  • Italian singer Rita Pavone performed a version of the song in 1964, titled "Datemi un Martello" ("Give me a Hammer") and released on RCA, which she also performed live on TV.[4]


  • Martha and the Vandellas perform it on their 1963 album Heat Wave.

  • The Sam Cooke album Sam Cooke at the Copa (1964) contains a live version of the song.

  • It was featured in the 1966 Broadway hit musical Wait a Minim! and included on the cast recording album.


  • Leonard Nimoy covered the song in 1968. It was republished in 1997 as part of the Spaced Out compilation.


  • Johnny Cash released the song on his album Any Old Wind That Blows in 1972. Also released as a single, the song hit number 29 on the US country chart.


  • Wanda Jackson released the song as a single in 1969. It was included on her album The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson. It reached number 41 on the US country chart.


  • Ross MacManus, father of Elvis Costello, sang the song with the Joe Loss Orchestra on the BBC's Royal Variety Show in 1963.[5]

  • In Kidsongs: Sing Out America, which was released in 1986, the Kidsongs Kids' family ancestors sing this song to let both the black and white ones work and live together as brothers and sisters.

  • In 2013, Richard Barone and Al Jardine recorded the song for the ONE Campaign's protest song project. [1]

  • In 2018, Jess & Matt covered the song on their album Songs from the Village.



Legacy


The song "If I Had a Hammer" was a freedom song of the civil rights movement.


WikiLeaks chose the song as its "WikiLeaks song".[6]



Charts














Peter, Paul and Mary
Chart (1962)
 Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]
 10

















Trini Lopez
Chart (1963)
 Peak
position

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]
 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9]
 3


References





  1. ^ "Town Talk," The Daily Worker, June 1, 1949


  2. ^ Frillmann, Karen. "Today in History: Peekskill Riots". WYNC (New York), 4 September 2009. Accessed 25 January 2015.


  3. ^ Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 21 - Forty Miles of Bad Road: Some of the best from rock 'n' roll's dark ages. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} Track 2.


  4. ^ "Datemi un Martello". YouTube.


  5. ^ Laing, Dave (December 21, 2011). "Ross MacManus Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2017.


  6. ^ "Inspirational Material". WikiLeaks.


  7. ^ "Peter Paul Mary Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2018.


  8. ^ "Trini Lopez: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.


  9. ^ "Trini Lopez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2018.




External links



  • Lyrics on Arlo Guthrie website

  • Lyrics and a collection of quotes about "If I Had A Hammer"

  • Ross MacManus performing the song














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