sonnymax Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Singer Trini Lopez, who enjoyed a heyday in the 1960s with hits including “If I Had a Hammer,” “This Land Is Your Land” and "Lemon Tree" died Tuesday from complications related to coronavirus, collaborators said. He was 83. Lopez had been in and out of a hospital setting for about six weeks before dying about 5 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, said songwriting partner Joe Chavira. obit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 This one was in the house growing up: Free EPs in a picture sleeve with pretty girls (plural) with your 6-Pack (that's what a "carton" was back then...) of diet citrus soda, THAT'S WHAT MADE AMERICA GREAT GODDAMMITI!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) This one received a lot of air play in my house when I was a kid. Edited August 12, 2020 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 He had a brother, Jesse, who I never heard about until I got much older. Jesse never left Dallas and played his brand of Tex-Mex R&B continuously for as long as he could. I never heard him, but supposedly a very talented guitarist and singer. From what I can gather, there was a lot of cross-pollination between African-American & Hispanic R&B musicians in the 1950s Here's a story you'll not get in the national media. I think it's a worthy read: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/2020/08/11/trini-lopez-whose-roots-in-dallas-little-mexico-preceded-a-stunning-musical-career-dies-at-83/ Also, Trini Lopez was recorded by King Records before Reprise: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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