Ramones

The Ramones were an influential early punk rock band, believed by many to have been the first and also seen as the fathers of pop-punk and are said to have kick started the British punk movement. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in January 1974. more...

By the time the band retired in 1996, they had played 2,263 live shows.

Members

The original band members were:

• Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951–April 15, 2001) (real name Jeffrey Ross Hyman) (vocals) (1974–1996)
• Johnny Ramone (October 8, 1948–September 15, 2004) (real name John Cummings) (guitar) (1974–1996)
• Dee Dee Ramone (September 18, 1952–June 5, 2002) (real name Douglas Glenn Colvin) (bass guitar) (1974–1989)
• Tommy Ramone (January 29, 1952) (real name Tamás Erdélyi (Hungarian)) (drums) (1974–1978)

Later band members:

• Marky Ramone (July 15, 1956) (real name Marc Bell) (replaced Tommy and later Elvis on drums) (1978–1983, 1987–1996)
• Richie Ramone (August 11, 1957) (real name Richard Reinhardt) (replaced Marky on drums) (1983–1987)
• Elvis Ramone (November 24, 1955) (real name Clem Burke) (replaced Richie on drums for two gigs) (1987)
• C.J. Ramone (October 8, 1965) (real name Christopher James Ward) (replaced Dee Dee on bass) (1989–1996)

An earlier member, Ritchie, left the band before the first recording (not related to the Richie Ramone, above). "Here lies Ritchie Ramone" can be read on a cartoon drawing of a gravestone on the innersleeve of the Rocket to Russia album. According to Joey, he became a button manufacturer.

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