Esau Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 LOS ANGELES Sept. 15, 2004 Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones," has died. He was 55. Ramone died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, his publicist said. He had battled prostate cancer for five years, and was hospitalized in June at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ramone, born John Cummings, was one of the original members of the Ramones, whose hit songs "I Wanna be sedated" and "Blitzkrieg Bop," among others, earned the band induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band's singer, Joey Ramone, whose real name was Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone, who was born Douglas Colvin, died from a drug overdose in 2002. Johnny Ramone founded "The Ramones" in 1974 with Joey Ramone, DeeDee Ramone and Tommy Ramone, the only surviving member of the original band. A tribute concert and cancer research fund-raiser was held Sunday in Los Angeles to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. It featured performances by Los Angeles punk band X, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins and others. Along with his wife, Linda Cummings, Johnny Ramone was surrounded at his death by friends Eddie and Jill Vedder, and Rob and Sherrie Zombie. Other friends who gathered at his Los Angeles home included Lisa Marie Presley, Pete Yorn, Vincent Gallo and Talia Shire. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20040915_2257.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 sh!tty news man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Booche Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Cheers to Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paisley Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 indeed a hero of mine live life while you're alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 "Now I wanna sniff some glue Now I wanna have somethin' to do All the kids wanna sniff some glue All the kids want somethin' to do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Cheers to Stu Here, here! Cheers to anyone who likes power-chords and rock & roll. Johnny was one of the most important rock guitarists of the 70's. I can't believe there's only two Ramones left - Marky and Tommy ( C.C. doesn't really count ). I'm going to put on some Ramones today. This is sad, yet not unexpected news. Thanks for the music Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Please check out my band's Ramones tribute that we wrote after Dee Dee died. Dee Dee Is Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 They're falling in a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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