Happy the Man

Happy the Man

Infobox musical artist
Name = Happy The Man


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Origin = Harrisonburg,VA
Genre = Progressive rock
Years_active = 1972–1979, 2000–present
Label = InsideOut Music
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Current_members = Frank Wyatt Stanley Whitaker Rick Kennell David Rosenthal Joe Bergamini
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Happy The Man are an American progressive rock band primarily from the 1970s specializing in virtuoso instrumental tracks within complex time signatures.

The group formed in 1972 in Harrisonburg, VA, and recorded two albums, after which keyboardist Kit Watkins decided to leave the band to join Camel. The group put together their unreleased material and released a "final" album in 1983.

The band continued to be a cult favorite in progressive rock circles even after they broke up. In 2000, the group reformed for NEARfest joined by David Rosenthal on keyboards, and they released a new album in 2004: "The Muse Awakens". Whitaker and Wyatt have released another album, "Pedal Giant Animals" since, and have formed a new band, Oblivion Sun.

Personnel

*Stanley Whitaker (guitars, vocals 1972-)
*Rick Kennell (bass guitar 1972-)
*Frank Wyatt (keyboards, saxophones, flute 1972-)
*David Bach (keyboards 1972-1973)
*Kit Watkins (keyboards 1973-1979)
*David Rosenthal (keyboards 2000-)
*Mike Beck (drums 1972-1977)
*Ron Riddle (drums 1978)
*Coco Roussel (drums 1979)
*Joe Bergamini (drums 2000-)
*Cliff Fortney (vocals, flute 1973-1974)
*Dan Owen (vocals 1974-1975)

Discography

* 1977 "Happy The Man"
* 1978 "Crafty Hands"
* 1983 "Better Late..." (recorded in 1979, released in 1983)
* 1989 "Retrospective" (compilation spanning 1977 to 1983, released in 1989 by East Side Digital)
* 1990 "Beginnings" (unreleased material from before 1977)
* 1999 "Death's Crown" (unreleased material from 1974 and 1976)
* 2004 "The Muse Awakens"

External links

* [http://www.happytheman.com Happy The Man]
* [http://www.kitwatkins.com/ Kit Watkins]
* [http://oblivionsun.com/ Oblivion Sun]
* [http://www.craftyhands.net/ Frank Wyatt]
* [http://members.cox.net/scottstrades/HTM_Performances.html Happy The Man Performances] http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/happytheman.html (source for origin)


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