Episode 116: Remembering Trini Lopez

Trinidad López III was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. The song reached number one in 36 countries, and was a radio favourite for many years. I almost met Trini in person when I had been visiting family and friends in Palm Springs and Trini had been in town just a few nights before we'd arrived. I learned that  Trini Lopez formed his first band inTexas at the age of 15. Around 1955/56 Lopez and his band worked at The Vegas Club, a nightclub owned by Jack Ruby, the man who assassinated Lee Harvey oswald.  I was very thankful that Trin took the time to take my call and for him, it was in the wee small hours of the morning. Trini appeared in the 1967  film the Dirty Dozen