Sept 21, 1963: 33 year old Trini Lopez enjoys his biggest hit as "If I Had A Hammer" reaches #3 on the Billboard Pop chart. He would go on to have three more Top 40 hits and co-star in the Oscar winning film The Dirty Dozen in 1967…

Sept 21, 1963:

33 year old Trini Lopez enjoys his biggest hit as "If I Had A Hammer" reaches #3 on the Billboard Pop chart…

 He would go on to have three more Top 40 hits… and co-star in the Oscar winning film The Dirty Dozen in 1967…

 I think I prefer his acting to his tune

 (even if it did hit #3)…

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