Happy the Man

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Happy the Man is an American progressive rock band formed in 1973 at Madison College. The band was since based in Washington, D.C.^[1] The name Happy the Man is a reference to Goethe’s "Faust" and the Bible, rather than the 1972 Genesis single.^[2]