Trini Lopez, 1960s-Era Singer, Dies While Battling Coronavirus

[Gerald]

In this Oct. 17, 2004, file photo, recording artist Trini Lopez attends the Palm Springs International Film Society and its Film Festival honoring actor Kirk Douglas at the Annenberg Theatre in the Palm Springs Desert. Museum in Palm Springs, California.

Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83.

Filmmaker P. David Ebersole, who just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez with Todd Hughes, confirmed that Lopez died from complications of COVID-19 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.

Business partner and musician Joe Chavira said he and Lopez just finished recording a song “If By Now,” a tune meant to raise money for food banks during COVID-19. “And here he is dying of something he was trying to fight,” Chavira said.

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RIP Sir.