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| '''Trini Lopez''' (born ] |
'''Trini Lopez''' (born Trinidad López III, ] ], ], ]) is a ] ] and ]. | ||
| Lopez made his name on the club circuit of the ] before being "discovered" in ] by the ] ], while playing at the PJ Club in ], ]. Costa was greatly taken with Lopez's latinized versions of contemporary ] and signed him up to ]'s ], ]. His debut ], ''Trini Lopez Live at PJ's'', was released in 1963. The album included Lopez's most famous ], "If I Had A Hammer", which reached ] in 25 countries and was a ] favourite for many years. He also performed his own ] of the traditional ] song "]" on this album. | |||
| His popularity led the ] to ask him in ] to design a guitar for them. He ended up designing two: |
His popularity led the ] to ask him in ] to design a ] for them. He ended up designing two: The Trini Lopez Standard, a ] model based on the ] semi-hollow body, and the Lopez Deluxe, a variation of a Gibson jazz guitar designed by ]. | ||
| He later recorded covers of other popular songs of the day, including |
He later recorded covers of other popular songs of the day, including "]" (1965), "I'm Coming Home Cindy" (1966) and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" (1968). | ||
| During the ] and ] Lopez moved into acting as well as recording and playing, though his film career was not as successful as his music. His first film appearance was in ''Marriage On The Rocks'' (1965) where he appeared with Sinatra and ]. He was one of '']'' (]) and starred in ''Antonio'' (1973). He continued his musical career with extensive tours of ] and ] during this period, remaining firmly within his Latin music genre; an attempt to break out by releasing a ] album in the ] in ] proved an embarrassing flop. | During the ] and ] Lopez moved into ] as well as ] and playing, though his ] career was not as successful as his music. His first film appearance was in ''Marriage On The Rocks'' (1965) where he appeared with Sinatra and ]. He was one of '']'' (]) and starred in ''Antonio'' (1973). He continued his musical career with extensive tours of ] and ] during this period, remaining firmly within his Latin music genre; an attempt to break out by releasing a ] album in the ] in ] proved an embarrassing flop. | ||
| Since then, Lopez has done |
Since then, Lopez has done ] work and received honors such as being inducted into the 'International Latin Music Hall of Fame' in 2003. He was still recording and appearing live in the early ]. Recently he announced a new ] album, and took part in a ] to raise money for the victims of the ] and ]. | ||
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| Lopez was originally going to be one of the heroes in the ] (throw the grenades into the air vents), but he was kicked off the cast when Lopez's agent demanded more money.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
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Trini Lopez (born Trinidad López III, 15 May 1937, Dallas, Texas) is a Mexican-American singer and guitarist.
Lopez made his name on the club circuit of the Southwestern United States before being "discovered" in 1962 by the record producer Don Costa, while playing at the PJ Club in Hollywood, California. Costa was greatly taken with Lopez's latinized versions of contemporary hits and signed him up to Frank Sinatra's record label, Reprise Records. His debut album, Trini Lopez Live at PJ's, was released in 1963. The album included Lopez's most famous song, "If I Had A Hammer", which reached number one in 25 countries and was a radio favourite for many years. He also performed his own version of the traditional Mexican song "La Bamba" on this album.
His popularity led the Gibson Guitar Corporation to ask him in 1964 to design a guitar for them. He ended up designing two: The Trini Lopez Standard, a rock and roll model based on the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow body, and the Lopez Deluxe, a variation of a Gibson jazz guitar designed by Barney Kessel.
He later recorded covers of other popular songs of the day, including "Lemon Tree" (1965), "I'm Coming Home Cindy" (1966) and "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" (1968).
During the 1960s and 1970s Lopez moved into acting as well as recording and playing, though his film career was not as successful as his music. His first film appearance was in Marriage On The Rocks (1965) where he appeared with Sinatra and Dean Martin. He was one of The Dirty Dozen (1967) and starred in Antonio (1973). He continued his musical career with extensive tours of Europe and Latin America during this period, remaining firmly within his Latin music genre; an attempt to break out by releasing a disco album in the United Kingdom in 1978 proved an embarrassing flop.
Since then, Lopez has done charitable work and received honors such as being inducted into the 'International Latin Music Hall of Fame' in 2003. He was still recording and appearing live in the early 2000s. Recently he announced a new CD album, and took part in a benefit concert to raise money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
External links
- Official site, with detailed biography
- Latin rock pioneer Trini Lopez: Still playing his signature Gibson, from the Gibson Guitar Corporation website
- Trini Lopez, from the Texas Monthly website
- Trini López Stays True To His Hispanic Roots, from the website of the Puerto Rico Herald
- Trini López at IMDb
- Trini López Discography at the QuasimodoBell