Harry J. Lincoln

Harry James Lincoln, also known as Harry Jay Lincoln (April 13, 1878 – April 19, 1937), was a music composer from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.

Career Aside from running his own publication company, he wrote many marches and rags, such as the Bees Wax Rag (1911), the Lincoln Highway two step march (1921), and quite possibly the Repasz Band March (1901). This last composition, created for the local Repasz Band of Williamsport, Pennsylvania (founded in 1831 and currently the oldest brass band still in existence in the United States), has also been credited to its trombonist Charles C. Sweeley; however, evidence indicates that Sweeley had bought rights to the march from Lincoln.

Pseudonyms Lincoln often used several pseudonyms, a common practice for composers who published in their own firm. His pseudonyms included:

Thomas Casele Ben E. Crosby James L. Dempsey I. Furman-Mulliner James L. Harlin Frederick M. Holmes Harry Jay "Canonade" (1928) "Circus Life" (1914) "Dance Of The Fairies" (1912) "Dixie A Rag Caprice" (1911) "Dreaming at Twilight" (1915) "Dreamy Swanee Lullaby" (1917)(a collaboration of Lincoln and George C. Pennington) "Emblem of Peace" (1923) "Empire Express" "Midnight Special"