Glassjaw

Official Site (http://www.glassjaw.com) The Central Hub (http://www.glassjaw.net) Fansite (http://www.glassjaw.tk). While Ben Harney unfortunately was neglected by commercial recording studios during his lifetime, in 1925 a folklorist recorded Harney singing an example of an early ragtime song on a dictaphone phonograph cylinder, and this recording has survived.
. Ben Harney died of a heart attack in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
. Harney quit touring after suffering from a heart attack in 1928. Also a former Glassjaw drummer and current member of Classic Case, Durijah Lang has been called onboard as drummer as currently drummer Larry Gorman is busy with Daryl Palumbo's other band Head Automatica. He sometimes performed in blackface.

Dave Allen also left the band and has been replaced by ex-member Manuel Carrero of the band The Jiant, the man HE originally replaced. Harney's act included him playing piano, singing (including scat singing), and dancing. In late 2004 Todd Weinstock left the band and founded his own band, Torpedo (Band). Once ragtime became popular he started billing himself as The Originator of Ragtime or The Father of Ragtime, which most (but not all) of his contemporaries thought was an overstatement for the sake of advertising. Original drummer Sammy Siegler was replaced by Larry Gorman (ex-Orange 9MM) and original bass player, Manuel Carrero was replaced by bassist Dave Allen. Harney toured widely on the Vaudeville circuts in the USA, as well as tours of theaters in Europe and Asia. The line-up has undergone a few changes since the birth of the band. In 1897 Harney published his book The Ragtime Instructor, the first comprehensive description of ragtime, with instructions of how to rag (add syncopated rhythms to) tunes, including giving written examples of ragged versions of light classics and opera songs.

The band was formed around 1994 while Beck was also playing with Jewish Straight-Edge band, The Sons of Abraham and Palumbo was in his own straight-edge band called XbustedX. That same year Harney was referred to in print as "the rag time pianist". The band was formed by lead singer Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck who have been friends from a young age. In January of 1896 Ben Harney moved to New York City, where he appeared regularly at Tony Pastor's Music Hall. Glassjaw is a five-piece post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York. Harney's tunes "You've Been a Good Old Wagon, But You've Done Broke Down", "Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose", and "Cake Walk In The Sky" were big hits in the mid 1890s. Ape Dos Mil from Worship and Tribute. Some historians still debate Harney's ethnic background.

Cosmopolitan Bloodloss from Worship and Tribute. Handy referred to him as "white". Worship and Tribute (LP, 2002). Johnson referred to him as a "Negro", while W.C. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (LP, 2000). James P. The Don Fury Demos (LP, 1999). Harney was light skinned with red hair; early in his career he played with African American theater troops, but later in his career he represented himself as white.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (EP, 1997, 2001 re-release). Ben Harney is generally said to have been born in Louisville, Kentucky, although some sources put his birthplaces as Nashville, Tennessee. Manuel Carrero - Bass. Benjamin Robertson "Ben" Harney (6 March 1871 - 2 March 1938) was a United States of America songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. Durijah Lang - Drums. Download recording - "The Wagon" ragtime from the Library of Congress' Gordon Collection (http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Gordon/sideBbandB4.html); performed by Ben Harney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on about September 9, 1925. Justin Beck - Guitar.

Daryl Palumbo - Vocals.