Happy Traum

Happy Traum
Traum in 1970
Traum in 1970
Background information
Birth nameHarry Peter Traum
Born(1938-05-09)May 9, 1938
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 2024(2024-07-17) (aged 86)
GenresFolk
OccupationFolk musician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals

Harry Peter "Happy" Traum (May 9, 1938 – July 17, 2024) was an American folk musician who started playing around Washington Square in the late 1950s. He became a stalwart of the Greenwich Village music scene of the 1960s and the Woodstock music community of the 1970s and 1980s.