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Spring Heeled Jack U.S.A. was founded in Conneticut in 1991. They released their first album, Static World View on Moon Ska Records in 1996. Songs From Suburbia followed in 1998 on Ignition Records. During the band's career, they toured with Reel Big Fish and as part of the Vans Warped Tour The band parted ways in May 2000, reuniting once in 2002 to play a benefit show for the family of drummer Dave Karich, who died earlier that year. Several members of the band have gone on to find places in other acts, with vocalist Ron Ragona now leading Lost City Angels, while Tyler Jones now plays with Reel Big Fish and Pete Wasilewsky plays with Less Than Jake, while Chris Rhodes was with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones before their breakup. Before his death, Karsich was a member of The Pilfers and Avoid One Thing with former Bosstone Joe Gittleman. State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages None Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Easily one of the most influential Ska record labels of the 80s and 90s. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Reel Big Fish in the Coast to Coast Roast show, 2004. ... Warped Tour is a touring punk/ska music and extreme sports festival. ... Less Than Jake Less Than Jake is a popular ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts (Bosstones is a play on Boston). They are credited, along with bands such as Operation Ivy and The Suicide Machines, with creating the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes, to various degrees, elements of modern...

Members

• Dave Karich (drums)
• Ron Ragona (guitar, vocals)
• Tyler Jones (trumpet)
• Chris Rhodes (trombone)
• Rick Omonte (bass guitar)
• Mike Pelligrino (guitar, vocals)
• Pete Wasilewsky (saxophone)

Discography

Albums

• Static World View (1996)
• Songs From Suburbia (1998)

Cassettes

• CT Ska (demo)

Offsite Links

Online copy of the CT Ska demo tape Review of the reunion show from Rockzone.com