Photo: Hugo van Gelderen / Anefo / CC0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Trini Lopez is one of those names I think gets unfairly filed under one song. Yes, his cover of If I Had a Hammer is the gold-disc anchor, but I find it more telling that he had a string of hits like Lemon Tree and was trusted enough by Gibson to design two guitars that collectors still chase. That crossover from chart act to actual instrument design is rare, and it says something about how seriously musicians took him. Born in Dallas in 1937 and working until his death in 2020, he had the kind of long, quietly influential run that outlasts a single hit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trini Lopez
- Name (Japanese)
- トリニ・ロペス
- Reading
- とりに・ろぺす
- Born
- May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- singer / film actor / guitarist / actor / pop musician
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.trinilopez.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/trinilopezofficial/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Trini Lopez born?
May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020.
Where is Trini Lopez from?
Trini Lopez is from Dallas, Texas, United States.
What does Trini Lopez do?
Trini Lopez works as singer, film actor, guitarist, actor, pop musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.