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Harley Flanagan
Biography
Harley Francis Flanagan (born March 8, 1967) is an American musician, known for being the bassist and vocalist of the hardcore punk band the Cro-Mags. Flanagan began his musical career at age 11 in 1978, drumming for the New York punk band the Stimulators alongside his aunt Denise Mercedes. By the early 1980s, he was a prominent figure in the developing New York hardcore, helping to found the Cro-Mags in 1981 and Murphy's Law in 1982. Although he is technically not a constant member of Cro-Mags, having left and rejoined the band on a few occasions, Flanagan is the only member to appear on all of their studio albums.
Known For

TV
Punk
Self
2019

Film
Between Wars
McManus
2020

Film
The Beat
Iron Skull
1988

Film
Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos
Self
2025

Film
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012

Film
The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film
Self
2017

Film
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
Self
2023

Film
Riot on the Dance Floor
Self
2014

Film
Somewhere Below 14th & East: The Lost Photography Of Karen O'Sullivan
2025
Filmography
2025FilmSomewhere Below 14th & East: The Lost Photography Of Karen O'Sullivan2025FilmHarley Flanagan: Wired for Chaosas Self2023FilmNightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYCas Self2020FilmBetween Warsas McManus2019TVPunkas Self2017FilmThe New York Hardcore Chronicles Filmas Self2014FilmRiot on the Dance Flooras Self2012FilmBad Brains: A Band in DCas Self1988FilmThe Beatas Iron Skull