In Memorium: Artie Traum

[AllenLowe]

I don't think anyone has posted about this, if so I apologize, but he died recently - I used to see him and his brother Happy play frequently in the Boston/Cambridge area (back in the old Passim days, middle 1970s); years ago I was visiting my parents up near Woodstock, NY and a guy was standing next to me at the post office - well, I happened to look at the package he was holding, and it was addressed to David Bromberg! the guy holding the package happened to be Artie Traum and we talked for a few minutes, my first and last personal encounter, but he was a genuinely nice guy and a great guitarist - and also a Coltrane fan according to an old interview I read - a real loss to the folk/roots/trad world -

Edited September 18, 2008 by AllenLowe

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yeah....

Artie Traum, Stalwart of ’60s Folk Music Scene, Is Dead

[AllenLowe]

bumping - this guy was important -

[Joe G]

Thanks - didn't know much about them. When I was deep into my bluegrass phase (age 10-15), I had a song/guitar instruction book written by Happy. Had one of those little floppy 45s with it.