Trini López, the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" and appeared in the classic war movieThe Dirty Dozen, has died.
He was 83. López died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Palm Springs, songwriting and business partner Joe Chavira toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
The good-natured Dallas native and son of Mexican immigrants was signed by Frank Sinatra to his Reprise Records label, and he worked with the Gibson Guitar Corp.
to design a pair of signature guitars. He recorded more than 60 albums and was a popular headliner in Las Vegas. López's version of "If I Had a Hammer," written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, reached No.