Seven Days: July 15 - 21, 2024 (Bonus Edition)

This Week in Bob Dylan

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News

• Happy Traum Folk Music Stalwart Dead at 86 (Best Classic Bands) [5]

  • Happy Traum, a folk music stalwart and collaborator with Bob Dylan, has passed away at the age of 86.

• Happy Traum, Greenwich Village Folksinger and Bob Dylan Collaborator, Dead at 86 (Rolling Stone) [8]

  • "Long before Dylan arrived in New York City in January 1961, Traum was enmeshed in the Village scene in the Fifties and Sixties, studying guitar with blues legend Brownie McGhee and participating in the fabled Sunday afternoon jam sessions at Washington Square Park."

• Recording with Bob Dylan - 1971 (Happy Traum Blog) [10]

  • "Nearly 50 years ago, in October of 1971, I got a call from Bob Dylan asking me if I'd like record some songs with him for his "Greatest Hits, Volume II" compilation. Could I do it tomorrow, and would I bring my guitar and banjo..."

• Addendum to My Dylan Recording Session Story (Happy Traum Blog) [8]

  • "Actually, I am surprised…