Bio
- Studied jazz drumming.
- Played as "Jeff Starship" in several bands before the Ramones.
- Cofounded the Ramones in 1974.
- Started off as the Ramones' drummer but soon shifted to lead vocals.
- Part of the legendary mid-'70s punk-rock scene at the Manhattan club CBGBs. Other future stars at the club included Blondie, Patti Smith and Talking Heads.
- Enjoyed better chart success with the Ramones in the U.K. than in the U.S.
- Inspired such British punk bands as the Clash and the Sex Pistols.
- Diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 and was given three to six months to live, but survived for six more years.
- Retired from the Ramones in 1996 after 21 albums and 2263 concerts.
- May 19, 2001 was proclaimed Joey Ramone Day by Congress.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
- The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York City was named Joey Ramone Place in 2003.
Joey RamoneMay 19, 1951 - April 15, 2001 (aged 49)Forest Hills, New York, USA
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Bio
- Studied jazz drumming.
- Played as "Jeff Starship" in several bands before the Ramones.
- Cofounded the Ramones in 1974.
- Started off as the Ramones' drummer but soon shifted to lead vocals.
- Part of the legendary mid-'70s punk-rock scene at the Manhattan club CBGBs. Other future stars at the club included Blondie, Patti Smith and Talking Heads.
- Enjoyed better chart success with the Ramones in the U.K. than in the U.S.
- Inspired such British punk bands as the Clash and the Sex Pistols.
- Diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 and was given three to six months to live, but survived for six more years.
- Retired from the Ramones in 1996 after 21 albums and 2263 concerts.
- May 19, 2001 was proclaimed Joey Ramone Day by Congress.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
- The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York City was named Joey Ramone Place in 2003.
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