Happy & Artie Traum

Happy & Artie Traum

Genres: folk, country, roots, folk rock

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About Happy & Artie Traum

Happy & Artie Traum was American musician brothers Happy Traum (1938 – 2024) and Artie Traum (1943 – 2008). They released several albums, including their eponymous debut (1970, Capitol), Double Back (1971, Capitol), and Hard Times In The Country (1975, Rounder). Both recorded as solo artists. The duo, according to Rolling Stone, "defined the Northeast folk music style". Their performances at the 1968 and 1969 Newport Folk Festivals helped to gain them an avid following and a contract with famed manager Albert Grossman. In 1970 they recorded their eponymous debut album for Capitol Records, which The New York Times called “One of the best records in any field of pop music". A second album, “Double Back,” soon followed. In November 1971 both brothers (together with Bob Dylan, David Amram, and others) participated in an extended Record Plant (NYC) session backing Allen Ginsberg in various songs and chants. The duo toured extensively throughout the U.S., and in 1972 made their first trip to England to play at the prestigious Cambridge Folk Festival. In 1972, the duo produced the classic folk album, "Music Among Friends,” attributed to Mud Acres which became a best seller for Rounder Records. In 1974 they released “Hard Times In The Country,” their third duet album, with liner notes by Allen Ginsberg. They subsequently produced and played on three more albums featuring top folk and rock musicians under the collective title Woodstock Mountain Revue. The core group, Bill Keith, Jim Rooney, John Herald, Roly Salley, Larry Campbell, Pat Alger, along with Happy & Artie Traum, toured the Northeast, Europe and Japan. Other members who appeared on the recordings included John Sebastian, Eric Andersen, Rory Block, Paul Butterfield, Eric Kaz, Lee Berg, Maria Muldaur, Arlen Roth, Caroline Dutton and many others. Although their musical careers diverged, the duo continued to perform together at concerts, clubs and festivals. For four years they hosted a popular “live” radio show, “Bring It On Home,” which was broadcast monthly from the performance studio at National Public Radio affiliate WAMC in Albany, NY. Sony Records later issued a two-CD set featuring excerpts from “Bring It On Home.” In 1994, they released “Test of Time,” their first CD as a duo in many years. As Levon Helm of the Band said: “Their music still flows as natural and clear as a Catskill Mountain stream.” “Between them they’ve been studio musicians, composers, comedians, writers, editors, folklorists, and a host of other things… A brilliant and unique entity in the world of country-folk music.” - The New York Times

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