Posted on 07/12/2014 8:48:01 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday.
Dave Frey, who works for Ramones Productions and Silent Partner Management, said Ramone died on Friday. Frey didn't have additional details. Ramone — born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary — was 65.
Tommy Ramone, a drummer, co-founded the Ramones in 1974 in New York along with singer Joey Ramone, bassist DeeDee Ramone and guitarist Johnny Ramone. The band members weren't related and had different last names, but took the common name Ramone.
The Ramones influenced a generation of rockers, and their hit songs "I wanna be sedated" and "Blitzkrieg Bop," among others, earned them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Basically "1, 2, 3, 4...and about 90 seconds of noise" describes their typical song performed on stage. That said, when they were just beginning, they were a breath of fresh air in an era of overproduced "progressive" rock.
BTW, none of them were related. They all adopted the "Ramone" surname as part of their act.
bfl
didn’t know that. i thought they were brothers.
Beto O’Rourke singing The Ramones in a sheep mask and a onesie.
Among the top 2020 choices for Democrats are Pocahontas Warren, Slut Kamala Harris, Crazy Joe Biden, Socialist Bernie, Groper Spartacus and this?
I can’t think of another band that doesn’t have any living members left.
CBGB’s was never very good at checking IDs.
RIP
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