Search - Trini Lopez :: Sinner Not A Saint: The Complete King And DRA Recordings 1959-1961

In 1963 Trini Lopez scored one of the biggest and most played hits of the decade, with his version of If I Had A Hammer. It turned him into a star almost overnight, and was the foundation for his lengthy and successful career as a singer and actor.Here's how Trini Lopez sounded before he had that hammer. He made his first record six years before his biggest hit in his home state of Texas. He'd recorded frequently, but with little chart success. Sinner Not A Saint collects up almost all of the tracks that he cut while on the road to stardom, between 1958 and 1962.Some of these tracks were reissued after he hit with Hammer but most have been out of print for decades. All are presented from the original master and session tapes, with none of the overdubs that were frequently added to earlier reissues.The music here embraces Texas rock 'n' roll, doo wop, teen and R&B and includes several tracks that have become staples of the Northern Soul and Popcorn/New Breed R&B scenes in recent years - including the in-demand The Search Goes On and the title track, Sinner Not A Saint.A 100% must for Trini fans and collectors of Texas music who will never have heard this music sounding as good as it does here.