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- Birth nameHarry Peter Traum
- Happy Traum was born on May 9, 1938 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for American Experience (1988), The Songpoet (2021) and Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2012). He was married to Jane R Gams. He died on July 17, 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJane R Gams(May 29, 1960 - July 17, 2024) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenApril Lorien TraumMerry Lee TraumAdam Martin Traum
- ParentsRuth HyamsMartin Traum
- RelativesArtie Traum(Sibling)
- Was in the audience when The Weavers performed at Carnegie Hall on Christmas Eve in 1955.
- Graduated from New York City's High School of Music & Art with Eric Weissberg (The Tarriers), Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary) and Felix Pappalardi (Mountain).
- Was enmeshed in the Greenwich Village scene in the 1950s and 1960s, studying guitar with blues legend Brownie McGhee and participating in the fabled Sunday afternoon jam sessions at Washington Square Park, where he met one of his heroes, Dave Van Ronk.
- The first to cover Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind," for the Folkways album Broadside Ballads Vol. 1.
- Member of the interracial folk group New World Singers.
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