UPDATED: Born Erdelyi Tamas, he would go on
to work as a producer after leaving the influential band.
by Aaron Couch
by Aaron Couchby
Tommy
Ramone, the last surviving founding member of the groundbreaking punk band The
Ramones, has died. He was 65, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Ramones
official Twitter account announced the news, and New York Rocker Magazine
publisher Andy Schwartz wrote on Facebook that Ramone died at 12:15 p.m. in
Ridgewood, Queens. He had been in hospice care and was suffering from cancer of
the bile duct.
Ramone was
born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. with his
family as a child to Forrest Hills, Queens.
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He formed
The Ramones with singer Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone) and bassist Douglas Colvin
(Dee Dee Ramone). He recorded 1976's The Ramones, 1977's Leave Home and Rocket
to Russia with the band, and also co-produced 1978's Road to Ruin, as well as
the band's live double album It's Alive in 1979.
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Ramone left
the band in 1979 and worked as a producer, where he notched up credits on The
Ramones' 1984 album Too Tough To Die and The Replacements' 1985 album Tim. He
landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
He is
survived by longtime partner Claudia Tienan, brother Peter; sister-in-law
Andrea Tienan; and nephews Eric and David.
SOURCE: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
UPDATED: Born Erdelyi Tamas, he would go on to work as a producer after leaving the influential band.
Tommy Ramone, the last surviving founding member of the groundbreaking punk band The Ramones, has died. He was 65, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ramone was born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child to Forrest Hills, Queens.
He formed The Ramones with singer Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone) and bassist Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone). He recorded 1976's The Ramones, 1977's Leave Home and Rocket to Russia with the band, and also co-produced 1978's Road to Ruin, as well as the band's live double album It's Alive in 1979.
PHOTOS Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films
Ramone left the band in 1979 and worked as a producer, where he notched up credits on The Ramones' 1984 album Too Tough To Die and The Replacements' 1985 album Tim. He landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
He is survived by longtime partner Claudia Tienan, brother Peter; sister-in-law Andrea Tienan; and nephews Eric and David.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
UPDATED: Born Erdelyi Tamas, he would go on to work as a producer after leaving the influential band.
Tommy Ramone, the last surviving founding member of the groundbreaking punk band The Ramones, has died. He was 65, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Recommended:
PHOTOS Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2014
Ramone was born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child to Forrest Hills, Queens.
He formed The Ramones with singer Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone) and bassist Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone). He recorded 1976's The Ramones, 1977's Leave Home and Rocket to Russia with the band, and also co-produced 1978's Road to Ruin, as well as the band's live double album It's Alive in 1979.
PHOTOS Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films
Ramone left the band in 1979 and worked as a producer, where he notched up credits on The Ramones' 1984 album Too Tough To Die and The Replacements' 1985 album Tim. He landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
He is survived by longtime partner Claudia Tienan, brother Peter; sister-in-law Andrea Tienan; and nephews Eric and David.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
UPDATED: Born Erdelyi Tamas, he would go on to work as a producer after leaving the influential band.
Tommy Ramone, the last surviving founding member of the groundbreaking punk band The Ramones, has died. He was 65, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Recommended:
PHOTOS Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2014
Ramone was born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child to Forrest Hills, Queens.
He formed The Ramones with singer Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone) and bassist Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone). He recorded 1976's The Ramones, 1977's Leave Home and Rocket to Russia with the band, and also co-produced 1978's Road to Ruin, as well as the band's live double album It's Alive in 1979.
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Ramone left the band in 1979 and worked as a producer, where he notched up credits on The Ramones' 1984 album Too Tough To Die and The Replacements' 1985 album Tim. He landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.
He is survived by longtime partner Claudia Tienan, brother Peter; sister-in-law Andrea Tienan; and nephews Eric and David.
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