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4 good links

  1. Joey Ramone Died 10 Years Ago

    LA Times retrospective from 2011

  2. Joey Ramone Dead at 49

    Obituary from VH-1

  3. Joey Ramone Official Site

    Press releases, events, background and videos

  4. Joey Ramone Interview

    Good bit for Ramones fans, from the early 1990s

Joey Ramone Biography

Name at birth: Jeffrey Hyman

Joey Ramone was the lead singer of The Ramones, the 1970s band that was credited with beginning the punk rock movement. The Ramones played raw tunes, fast and furious, with titles like "Teenage Lobotomy" and "I Wanna Be Sedated." (The other original Ramones were Tommy, Johnny and Dee Dee.) The band formed in 1974 and finally broke up in 1996 after releasing their last album, Adios, Amigos.

Extra credit:

The band's name was a insider salute to Paul McCartney, who used the stage name "Ramon" very early in his career.

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