The Ramones
Formed 1974
- Principal Members
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Joey Ramone
- Johnny Ramone
- Marky Ramone
- Tommy Ramone
Biography
The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group.
After forming in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1974, they performed and played 2,263 concerts, touring virtually non-stop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band went on a brief club tour and then disbanded. The band's three founding members--Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, and Dee Dee Ramone--all died within eight years of the break up...
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Artist Timeline
- 1974 The Ramones first play CBGBs
- 1975 Sign to Sire Records
- 1976 Play London's Roundhouse in front of members of The Clash and The Damned
- 1980 Record with Phil Spector, who pulls a gun on Johnny in the studio
- 1981 Become the first band to be interviewed on MTV
- 1989 Dee Dee Ramone leaves and is replaced by CJ Ramone
- 1996 Play their last gig
- 2001 Joey dies
- 2002 Dee Dee dies
- 2004 Johnny dies
Key Releases
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The Ramones
1976
14 songs under 3 minutes, and every one a classic.
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