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Happy the Man

From: Harrisonburg, United States
Active: 1972–2005
Releases: 11

progressive rock

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About

Happy the Man is an American progressive rock band formed in 1973 at James Madison University. The band was since based in Washington, D.C. The name Happy the Man is a reference to Goethe’s Faust and the Bible.

From Happy the Man on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

David Rosenthal 2000–now
Joe Bergamini 2002–now
Mike Beck now percussion, membranophone
Rick Kennell now bass
Ron Riddle now
Stanley Whitaker now
Frank Wyatt now
Kit Watkins 1972–1979 · former
Coco Roussel 1978–1979 · former

Discography

Albums 7

Happy the Man 1977 Apple Music
Crafty Hands 1978 Apple Music
3rd "Better Late..." 1983 Apple Music
Beginnings 1990 Apple Music
Death’s Crown 1999 Apple Music
The Muse Awakens 2004 Apple Music
Namya’s Return 2016

Live 3

WGTB-FM (Broadcast Edition) 2021
Live From Georgetown University, Washington D.C. July 4th 1974 WGTB‐FM Broadcast (Remastered) 2019
Live 1997 Apple Music

Compilations 1

Retrospective Year unknown

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: ee30663b-8922-48de-b6bc-3bbdfa65dd8b
ISNI: 0000000122849767

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.

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