Happy Traum

 Harry Peter Traum, *09-05-1938, The Bronx, New York City, +17-07-2024

 2nd version
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS also member of Woodstock Mountsin Revue
30 March 1970 [no 16382] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
001 27313 SAM'S SONG Capitol unissued
002 27314 FARMER'S ALMANAC ST-586
30 March 1970 [no 16384] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
003 27316 THE HUNGRY DOGS OF NEW MEXICO ST-586
1 April 1970 [no 16383] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
004 27315 TRIALS OF JONATHAN ST-586
1 April 1970 [no 16383] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
005 27317 DEEP RIVER BLUES unissued
20 April 1970 [no 16392] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
006 27332 STATE LINE ST-586
20 April 1970 [no 16393] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
007 27333 MAMA IT'S SUCH A LONG RIDE HOME ST-586
21 April 1970 [no 16394] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
008 27334 MISTY DREAMS ST-586
22 April 1970 [no 16395] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
009 27335 RABBIT'S LUCK ST-586
22 April 1970 [no 16396] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
010 27336 BRAVE WOLF ST-586
23 April 1970 [no 16397] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
011 27337 UNCLE JEDD SAY ST-586
23 April 1970 [no 16398] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
012 27338 GOING DOWN TO SEE BESSIE ST-586
24 April 1970 [no 16399] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
013 27339 GOLDEN BIRD ST-586
4 January 1971 [no 16507] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
014 27675 TRIALS OF JONATHAN unissued
14 January 1971 [no 16511] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
015 27701 THE SEAGULL ST-799
15 January 1971 [no 16512] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
016 27702 PLEASE MISTER MOVIE MAN ST-799
15 January 1971 [no 16513] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
017 27703 JACKABORO ST-799
18 January 1971 [no 16514] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
018 27704 CROSS EXAMINATOR ST-799
18 January 1971 [no 16515] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
019 27705 HANDFUL OF LOVE ST-799
26 January 1971 [no 16528] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
020 27745 JAVA JIVE ST-799
26 January 1971 [no 16529] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
021 27746 BROTHER THOMAS ST-799
26 January 1971 [no 16530] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
022 27747 I'M GONNA MAKE A CONFESSIONS ST-799
27 January 1971 [no 16531] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
023 27748 THE CROW ST-799
27 January 1971 [no 16532] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
024 27749 PERRYMAN ST-799
1 February 1971 [no 16534] New York City – Artie Traum and Happy Traum (Producer: Artie and Happy Traum)
025 27758 LOVE SONG TO A GIRL IN AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH ST-799
1974 New City Studio, Rockland County, NY – Happy Traum
026 RELAX YOUR MIND Kicking Mule 111 Shanachie 97002
027 GYPSY DAVEY (GUTHRIE) Kicking Mule 111 Shanachie 97002
028 WORRIED BLUES Kicking Mule 111
029 JOHN HENRY Kicking Mule 111
030 PEGGY GORDON Kicking Mule 111
031 WHEN FIRST UNTO THIS COUNTRY Kicking Mule 111 Shanachie 97002
032 POOR HOWARD Kicking Mule 111
033 FAIR AND TENDER LADIES Kicking Mule 111
034 BOAT UP THE RIVER Kicking Mule 111
035 WILLIE MOORE Kicking Mule 111 Shanachie 97002
036 WEAVE ROOM BLUES Kicking Mule 111
037 EIGHTH OF JANUARY Kicking Mule 111 142
038 WHEN I WAS A COWBOY Kicking Mule 111
1975 Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY – Happy Traum and Artie Traum (Arlen Roth [gt/dobro], Roly Salley [bass/bck vcl], Billy Mundi [drums], Larry Packer [fiddle], Paul Butterfield [harp] + Andy Robinson [bck vcl])
039 PENNY'S FARM Rounder 3007
040 NO DEPRESSION BLUES Rounder 3007
041 GAMBLER'S SONG Rounder 3007
042 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE, FREIGHT TRAIN Rounder 3007
043 MASANGA Rounder 3007
044 MISSISSIPPI JOHN Rounder 3007
045 FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES Rounder 3007
046 EARL'S CRAB SHACK Rounder 3007
047 SAM'S SONG Rounder 3007
048 GOLD HILL Rounder 3007
049 I BID YOU GOODNIGHT Rounder 3007
1977 poss. New York City – Happy Traum
050 AMERICAN STRANGER (PLAINS OF AMERIKEE) Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
051 BUCKETS OF RAIN Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
052 WHEN I WAS A COWBOY Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
053 I AM A PILGRIM Kicking Mule 142
054 DONEY GAL Kicking Mule 142
055 GOLDEN BIRD Kicking Mule 142
056 SHEEBEG AND SHEEMORE Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
057 DARK ROAD BLUES Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
058 DELIA'S GONE Kicking Mule 142 Shanachie 97002
059 I'LL FLY AWAY Kicking Mule 142
1980 poss. New York City – Happy Traum
060 MONDAY MORNING BLUES Greenhays GR 703
061 BOUNTY HUNTER Greenhays GR 703
062 TWELVE GATES TO THE CITY Greenhays GR 703
063 ONE ROW AT A TIME Greenhays GR 703
064 SILVER CITY BOUND Greenhays GR 703
065 HILLS OF THE ISLE AU HAUT Greenhays GR 703
066 I SHALL BE RELEASED Greenhays GR 703
067 BAD LUCK BLUES Greenhays GR 703
068 DADDY'S VIOLIN Greenhays GR 703
069 MY HOME'S ACROSS THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS Greenhays GR 703
070 PASSENGER PIGEON Greenhays GR 703
071 BRIGHT MORNING STARS Greenhays GR 703
1982 Woodstock Recording Studio, 78 Speare Road, Woodstock, NY - The Happy Traum Band (Happy Traum and Andy Robinson)
072 RABBIT'S LUCK Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
073 GYPSY DAVEY Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
074 YOUNG HUNTING Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
075 MORNING BLUES Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
076 ROSIE Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
077 SIXTEEN TONS Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
078 LINK IN THE CHAIN Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
079 SAILOR'S PRAYER Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
080 SAIL AWAY LADIES Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
081 JUST THE MOTION Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
082 JACKHAMMER BLUES Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
083 FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS Vest Pocket VP-001 [cassette]
1992/1993 unknown – Happy Traum and Artie Traum
084 TRIALS OF JONATHAN Roaring Stream RS-201
085 IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH IT TAKES A TRAIN TO RIDE Roaring Stream RS-201
086 TEST OF TIME Roaring Stream RS-201
087 HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT Roaring Stream RS-201
088 RIPTIDE Roaring Stream RS-201
089 ROAD TO BAN VINAI Roaring Stream RS-201
090 MONTREAL Roaring Stream RS-201
091 BETTY AND DUPREE Roaring Stream RS-201
092 SECRET IN THE WIND Roaring Stream RS-201
093 MISSISSIPPI JOHN Roaring Stream RS-201
2005 unknown – Happy Traum and Artie Traum
094 STACK-O-LEE Slice of Life 1015
095 RIPTIDE Slice of Life 1015
096 SPORTING LIFE BLUES Slice of Life 1015
2005 unknown – Happy Traum (John Sebastian, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Cindy Cashdollar, Artie Traum, Mike Dowling, Larry Campbell, Scott Petito, Leslie Ritter, Amy Fradon, Russ Cashdollar, Brian Melick, Mindy Jostyn, Abby Newton, Pete Levin, Adam Traum and Artie Traum. Producer:Artie Traum)
097 BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN' Roaring Stream HT05
098 DANVILLE GIRL Roaring Stream HT05
099 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU Roaring Stream HT05
100 I WALK THE ROAD AGAIN Roaring Stream HT05
101 BETTY AND DUPREE Roaring Stream HT05
102 STEP IT UP AND GO Roaring Stream HT05
103 TIMES A-GETTING HARD Roaring Stream HT05
104 EMPTY POCKETS BLUES Roaring Stream HT05
105 SPORTING LIFE BLUES Roaring Stream HT05
106 FARE THEE WELL Roaring Stream HT05
107 MARIANNE Roaring Stream HT05
108 PINTO PONY Roaring Stream HT05
109 TONIGHT I'LL BE STAYING HERE WITH YOU Roaring Stream HT05
110 FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS Roaring Stream HT05
2015 Area 52 Sudio, ?/ Milan Hill Studios, ?/ Cold Brook Studios, ? – Happy Traum
111 CARELESS LOVE BLUES
112 DEEP BLUE SEA
113 CHURCH STREET BLUES
114 HIGH MUDDY WATER
115 IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
116 THINGS ARE COMING MY WAY
117 THE WATER IS WIDE
118 JAY GOULD'S DAUGHTER
119 SAILING DOWN MY GOLDEN RIVE
120 I AIN'T GOT NO HOM
121 SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE
122 CRASH ON THE LEVEE (DOWN IN THE FLOOD)
123 TENNESSEE WALTZ
124 IN THE PINES  
Tracks above issued on album Just For The Love Of It
2022 unknown – Happy Traum (Happy Traum [vcl/gt], Eugene Ruffolo [vcl/gt], Cindy Cashdollar [dobro/steel], David Mansfield [mandolin/fiddle])
125 THERES A BRIGHT SIDE SOMEWHERE
126 SANTA CRUZ BLUES
127 NEW YORK TOWN
128 DRY BONES
129 LIVING WITH THE BLUES
130 COME ALL YOU FAIR AND TENDER LADIES
131 FAREWELL
132 MARY, IM COMING BACK HOME
133 HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
134 LAKES OF PONCHARTRAIN
135 HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCCA MORRA?
136 IN THE WEE MIDNIGHT HOUR
137 LOVE SONG TO A GIRL IN AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH
Tracks above issued on album There's a Bright Side Somewhere

ALBUMS
Capitol ST-586 Happy and Artie Traum: Rabbit's Luck; Farmer's Almanac; Going Down To See Bessie; Mama It's Such A Long Ride Home; Misty Dreams; State Line; Uncle Jedd Say; Hungry Dogs Of New Mexico; Trials Of Jonathan; Golden Bird – 70 w. Artie Traum
Capitol ST-799 Double-Back: Seavengers; Confession; Jacksboro; Ferryman; Seagull; Handful Of Love;Cross- Examinator; Mister Movie Man; Brother Thomas; Love Song To A Girl In An Old Photograph – 71 w. Artie Traum
Kicking Mule KM-111 Relax Your Mind: Relax Your Mind; Gypsy Davey (Guthrie); Worried Blues; John Henry; Peggy Gordon; When First Unto This Country; Poor Howard; Fair And Tender Ladies; Boat Up The River; Willie Moore; Weave Room Blues; Eighth Of January; When I Was A Cowboy - 74
Rounder 3007 Hard Times In The Country: Penny's Farm; No Depression Blues;Gambler's Song; Blow Your Whistle, Freight Train; Masanga; Mississippi John; Freight Train Blues; Earl's Crab Shack; Sam's Song; Gold Hill; I Bid You Goodnight - 75 w. Artie Traum
Kicking Mule KM-142 American Stranger: American Stranger (Plains Of Amerikee); Eighth Of January; Buckets Of Rain; When I Was A Cowboy; I Am A Pilgrim; Doney Gal; Golden Bird; Sheebeg And Sheemore; Dark Road Blues; Delia's Gone; I'll Fly Away – 01-78
Greenhays GR-703 Bright Morning Star: Monday Morning Blues; Bounty Hunter; Twelve Gates To The City; One Row At A Time; Silver City Bound; Hills Of The Isle Au Haut; I Shall Be Released; Bad Luck Blues; Daddy's Violin; My Home's Across The Smokey Mountains; Passenger Pigeon; Bright Morning Stars - 80
Vest Pocket VP-001 Friends and Neighbors: Rabbit's Luck; Gypsy Davey; Young Hunting; Morning Blues; Rosie; Sixteen Tons; Link In The Chain; Sailor's Prayer; Sail Away Ladies; Just The Motion; Jackhammer Blues; Friends and Neighbors – 82 Happy Traum Band (cassette, vinyl LP issue inconfirmed)
Shanachie 97002 Bucket Of Songs: Buckets Of Rain; When I Was A Cowboy; Relax Your Mind;Worried Blue; Poor Howard; American Stranger; Gypsy Davey; Shebeg And Sheemor; Willie Moore; Dark Road Blues; Delia's Gone; When First Unto This Country - 88 (sampler)
Roaring Stream RS-201 Test Of Time: Trials Of Jonathan; It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Ride; Test Of Time; Heart Of Saturday Night; Riptide; Road To Ban Vinai; Montreal; Betty And Dupree; Secret In The Wind; Mississippi John – 15-07-94 w. Artie Traum
Roaring Stream HT05 I Walk The Road Again: Blues Ain't Nothin'; Danville Girl; It's Good to See You; I Walk the Road Again; Betty and Dupree; Step It Up and Go; Times A- Getting Hard; Empty Pockets Blues; Sporting Life Blues; Fare Thee Well; Marianne; Pinto Pony; Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You; Friends And Neighbors - 05
Slice of Life [JAP] 1015 Live Recordings 1970s-1980s: Rabbit's Luck; Hungry Dogs of New Mexico; Farmers Almanac; Golden Bird; Double Back; Goin' Down the Road to See Bessie; Earl's Crab Shack; Monday Morning Blues; Deep River Blues; Blow Your Whistle, Freight Train; Relax Your Mind; Buckets Of Rain; Gypsy Davey; Gambler's Song; When I Paint My Masterpiece; Jackhammer Blues; [2005 studio tracks] Stack-o-lee; Riptide; Sporting Life Blues – 06 w. Artie Traum
Lark’s Nest Music no # Just for the Love of It: Careless Love Blues; Deep Blue Sea; Church Street Blues; High Muddy Water; In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down; Things Are Coming My Way; The Water Is Wide; Jay Gould's Daughter; Sailing Down My Golden River; I Ain't Got No Home; Spanish Is the Loving Tongue; Crash On the Levee (Down in the Flood); Tennessee Waltz; In the Pines  – 01-07-15
Lark’s Nest Music no # There's a Bright Side Somewhere: Theres a Bright Side Somewhere; Santa Cruz Blues; New York Town; Dry Bones; Living with the Blues; Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies; Farewell; Mary, Im Coming Back Home; He Was a Friend of Mine; Lakes of Ponchartrain; How Are Things in Glocca Morra?; In the Wee Midnight Hour; Love Song to a Girl in an Old Photograph – 18-07-22