Which ramones are dead

But all four original members are gone; none of them can take pleasure in the belated prestige. The Ramones were a band that changed the world, and then died.

Likewise, where are the Ramones now? Drummer and producer Tommy Ramone , the last surviving original member of the influential New York punk quartet the Ramones , died Friday at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens, New York. He was 65 and had been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer. Joey died of lymphoma at age Dee Dee died of a drug overdose at Johnny died of prostate cancer at Tommy died of bile duct cancer at age By , all four of the band's original members had died — lead singer Joey Ramone — , bassist Dee Dee Ramone — , guitarist Johnny Ramone — and drummer Tommy Ramone — How did Tommy Ramone die?

Why did Dee Dee leave the Ramones? Similarly, which Ramones are still alive? Drummer and producer Tommy Ramone , the last surviving original member of the influential New York punk quartet the Ramones, died Friday at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens, New York. He was 65 and had been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer. But all four original members are gone; none of them can take pleasure in the belated prestige. The Ramones were a band that changed the world, and then died.

Joey died of lymphoma at age Dee Dee died of a drug overdose at Johnny died of prostate cancer at Tommy died of bile duct cancer at age Why did Dee Dee leave the Ramones? But Johnny would throw them away every time.

The Ramones performed 2, concerts over 22 years. That averages shows per year, or 1 concert every 3. And bear in mind many of those shows were not done in lavish tour buses with countless roadies and assistants or with the band flying from gig to gig. AuguriRock Happy birthday to Marky Ramone! MarkyRamone Ramones drummer batterista punkrock americanpunk punk rocknroll hardrock punker music instarock instamusic picoftheday urmitalia universorockandmetal pic.

Then there is also Elvis Ramone Clem Burke from Blondie , who played a few shows with the band and is very much alive. Drummer Marky Ramone played with the band from until when he was asked to leave due to heavy drinking.

Marky played in the band together with another surviving member, CJ Ramone who replaced Dee Dee on bass in , until the Ramones retired in Now, if we want to get technical, as I mentioned, there is a fourth surviving Ramone. Elvis, whose real name is Clem Burke of Blondie. But I guess he counts as well. Were you surprised, like me, that nearly all of them died from fairly normal, albeit unfortunate, natural causes? That being said, having seen them in and , I can attest that recordings of later live performances were nowhere near as good as the early years.

But Marky and CJ both still play live, and their sets are heavy with Ramones songs. With all of the original members gone, their expansive catalog of material enters into the realm of classic punk history.

After leaving the Ramones he had a short, unsuccessful career as rapper Dee Dee King, recorded a few solo albums and appeared on various collaborations.

Despite serious substance abuse problems, he remained musically active until his death. And without him, the Ramones likely would never have existed and the history of punk music as we know it would not have been the same. Grit, Guts and Glory.

Jon Wiederhorn Updated: June 5,