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Johnny Ramone, of 'The Ramones,' Dies at 55

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LOS ANGELES - 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 (news) 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 (news), Pete Yorn (news), Vincent Gallo (news) and Talia Shire.

Guess there's a lack of Ramones fans on this forum. Sucks. Oh well...

Another Ramone is gone?? That's depressing.

your topic said joey died........i thought oh no not again thats twice this year joey has died................
i love the ramones.i am sorry to see the last main one go but at least he did not o.d. like dee dee....
i grew up on ramones music in the 70s.they were from n y........................their signature was the count off 1 2 3 and then a good ensued.
what kind of world has a 70s band all dead and a 60s band with 2 members left alive???

they never had a steady drummer................kinda like the moondogs in the beginning.

:-\

I like the Ramones. Sad news indeed

Quoted from Hideous777, posted September 16, 2004, 5:33am at here

Guess there's a lack of Ramones fans on this forum. Sucks. Oh well...

I like the Ramones.

Dammit!! Yeah, I meant to say Johnny on the subject. I'm a turd. Sorry for the confusion!

Which says us that, drugs kills you also years later

yeah but to not live is to die unhappy.....pass that roach please

Quoted from pc31, posted September 16, 2004, 7:39pm at here

yeah but to not live is to die unhappy.....pass that roach please

I whole heartedly agree.

RIP

I like The Ramones. How depressing.