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Tommy Ramone, Last of the Original Ramones, Dead at 62
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laynesaddiction
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Sigh. We are all getting old. ;-(
Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.
Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat.
Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.
dlb2
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The first punk band? Maybe. The best punk band? Definitely. RIP Tommy. Tell the rest of your brothers thank you...
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Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member of the four founding Ramones, died of cancer Friday at age 62 (some outlets place his age at 65). Born Thomas Erdelyi in 1952.
Thomas Erdelyi, better known by his stage name Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian American record producer and musician. He was the drummer of the influential punk rock band the Ramones for four years. Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1952, Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 11, 2014, Ridgewood, New York City, NY
Education: Forest Hills High School
Music group: Ramones (1974 – 1978)
Movies: End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, Ramones: The True Story
Record labels: Chrysalis Records, Sire Records, Radioactive Records
Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member of the four founding Ramones, died of cancer Friday at age 62 (some outlets place his age at 65). Born Thomas Erdelyi in 1952.
Thomas Erdelyi, better known by his stage name Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian American record producer and musician. He was the drummer of the influential punk rock band the Ramones for four years. Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1952, Budapest, Hungary
Died: July 11, 2014, Ridgewood, New York City, NY
Education: Forest Hills High School
Music group: Ramones (1974 – 1978)
Movies: End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, Ramones: The True Story
Record labels: Chrysalis Records, Sire Records, Radioactive Records
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Somebody has the dates wrong because all of the major news organizations were saying he was 65.
From the NY Times: He was born Erdelyi Tamas on Jan. 29, 1949, in Budapest
From NBC news: Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of iconic New York punk band the Ramones, has died at age 65.
From the LA Times: Tommy Ramone, drummer and last surviving original member of the punk rock band the Ramones, died Friday, the band's manager with Silent Partner Management confirmed to the Los Angeles Times.He was 65, the manager confirmed.
From the NY Times: He was born Erdelyi Tamas on Jan. 29, 1949, in Budapest
From NBC news: Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of iconic New York punk band the Ramones, has died at age 65.
From the LA Times: Tommy Ramone, drummer and last surviving original member of the punk rock band the Ramones, died Friday, the band's manager with Silent Partner Management confirmed to the Los Angeles Times.He was 65, the manager confirmed.