Joey Ramone
Rock Musician
Date Of Birth:
19 May 1951
Date Of Death:
15 April 2001
Place Of Birth:
Queens, New York
Best Known As:
Lead singer of The Ramones
Name at birth: Jeffrey Hyman
Joey Ramone was the lead singer of The Ramones, the 1970s band that was credited with beginning the punk rock movement. The Ramones played raw tunes, fast and furious, with titles like "Teenage Lobotomy" and "I Wanna Be Sedated." (The other original Ramones were Tommy, Johnny and Dee Dee.) The band formed in 1974 and finally broke up in 1996 after releasing their last album, Adios, Amigos.
Extra Credit:
The band’s name was a insider salute to Paul McCartney, who used the stage name “Ramon” very early in his career.
3 Good Links
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LA Times retrospective from 2011
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Press releases, events, background and videos
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Good bit for Ramones fans, from the early 1990s
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