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The Ramones [a] were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often cited as the first true punk rock band.
The band formed in early 1974, and upon signing with Seymour Stein of Sire Records, the Ramones released their self-titled debut album on April 23, 1976. [1] Despite the recording process only taking a week and being on a budget of $6,400, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the album has since become their most accoladed and iconic release.
The Ramones ranked number 26 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" [27] and number 17 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". [28] In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin, trailing only The Beatles. [29]
BY ERIC M. JOHNSON (Reuters) - Tommy Ramone, the drummer and last surviving original member of the American punk band the Ramones, whose aggressive and fast-driving songs spearheaded the punk-rock ...
The following is a list of concert performances by the Ramones, complete through 1996. [1] They performed 2,263 concerts over the course of 22 years. [2] 1974.
The Ramones were named as inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2002. [30] In 2002 Tommy, C. J., and Marky Ramone and Daniel Rey recorded Jed Davis' Joey Ramone tribute album, The Bowery Electric. [31] After several years in development, Ramone's second posthumous album was released on May 22, 2012.
Andy Paley, a veteran producer and musician who worked with a wide range of artists including Brian Wilson, the Ramones, Madonna, Jonathan Richman, Elton John, Deborah Harry, NRBQ and many others ...
The high-end apparel store there now has kept some of those artifacts to appeal to rock ‘n’ roll pilgrims, one wearing a Ramones T-shirt who wanted to see where the quartet got its start.