The Ramones

The Ramones were a punk rock band formed in New York in March 1974 (see 1974 in music). The original band members (who all adopted the surname Ramone, although not actually brothers) were Joey Ramone (vocals, given name Jeffrey Hyman), Johnny Ramone (given name John Cummings)(guitar), Dee Dee Ramone (given name Douglas Glen Colvin) (bass) and Tommy Ramone (given name Tommy Erdelyi)(drums). After playing gigs at the legendary CBGBs[?] club in the Manhattan Bowery[?] district, they were signed by Sire Records[?] in autumn 1975 (see 1975 in music) and recorded their debut album The Ramones.

Tommy Ramone was later replaced on drums by Marc Bell (nee Marky Ramone[?]) so that he could focus on being the group manager. Marky Ramone was eventually replaced Richard Beau (nee Richie Ramone[?])

Joey Ramone died of cancer on April 15th, 2001 in New York (See 2001 in music).

Dee Dee Ramone was found dead at his Hollywood home on June 5th 2002 following a suspected drug overdose (See 2002 in music).

Discography

• The Ramones, 1976 debut album
  • "Blitzkreig Bop", 1976 single
  • "53rd & 3rd", 1976 single
  • "Judy Is Punk", 1976 single
  • "Beat On The Brat", 1977 single
• Leave Home[?], 1977 album
• Rocket to Russia, 1977 album
• Road To Ruin[?], 1978 album
  • "I Wanna Be Sedated", 1978 single
  • "I'm Against It", 1978 single
  • "Don't Come Close", 1979 single
  • "Needles And Pins", 1979 single
• End Of The Century[?], 1979 album
  • "Rock & Roll High School", 1979 single
  • "I'm Affected", 1980 single
  • "Danny Says", 1980
  • "Chinese Rock", 1980 single
• Pleasent Dreams[?], 1981 album
  • "We Want The Airwaves", 1981 single
  • "The KKK Took My Baby Away", 1981 single
  • "She's A Sensation", 1981 single
  • "It's Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)", 1982 single
• Subterranean Jungle[?], 1983 album
• Too Tough To Die[?], 1984 album
• Animal Boy[?], 1986 album
• Halfway To Sanity[?], 1987 album
  • "Bop 'Til You Drop", 1987 single
  • "I Wanna Live", 1988 single
• Ramones Mania[?] (The Best Of 1975-1988), 1988 complation
• Brain Drain[?], 1989 album
  • "Pet Sematary", 1989 single
  • "I Believe In Miracles", 1989 single
  • "Can't Get You (Outta My Mind)", 1989 single
  • "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)", 1990 single
• Loco Live[?], 1991 live album
• Mondo Bizarro[?], 1992 album
• Acid Eaters[?], 1993 album
• Adios Amigos[?], 1995 album
• Greatest Hits Live[?], 1996 live album
• Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology[?] (The Best Of 1975-1996), 1999 complation
• Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits[?] (The Best Of 1975-1996), 2002 complation

Links

• http://www.cultdeadcow.com/cDc_files/cDc-0119.txt (http://www.cultdeadcow.com/cDc_files/cDc-0119.txt)
• http://www.sing365.com (http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/singerUnid/FAE7A27A2D587F4848256A0D00260E76)
• http://venus.spaceports.com/~ivo/history.html (http://venus.spaceports.com/~ivo/history.html)
• http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/R/Ramones/ (http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/R/Ramones/)