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Tommy Ramone (born Tamás Erdélyi, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American record producer and drummer. He is the last surviving original member of the pioneering punk rock band The Ramones. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 3. ... Shawnee is a rapidly growing community located in northwest Johnson County, Kansas and is a western suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition (chords) or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... // January - The Ramones form. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Radioactive Records is an American record label. ... Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... This article is about the band. ...

Erdélyi grew up in Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City. Tommy and guitarist Johnny Cummings (later to be dubbed "Johnny Ramone") performed together in a mid-60's four-piece garage band called the Tangerine Puppets while in high school. In 1970, the then 18-year-old Erdelyi was a studio intern for the production of the Jimi Hendrix album Band of Gypsys. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. ... The term garage band has several meanings, all related in someway to music. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Band of Gypsys is a live album and a project by Jimi Hendrix, backed by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, that followed Hendrixs Experience project. ...

When the Ramones first came together, with Johnny Ramone on guitar, Dee Dee Ramone on bass and Joey Ramone on drums, Erdelyi was supposed to be the manager, but was drafted as the band's drummer when Joey became the lead singer and found that he couldn't keep up with the Ramones' increasingly fast tempos. "Tommy Ramone, who was managing us, finally had to sit down behind the drums, because nobody else wanted to," Dee Dee later recalled.^[1] John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. ... Dee Dee Ramone, 1979 Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member of punk rock band The Ramones. ... Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffry Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the punk rock group the Ramones. ...

He remained as drummer, from 1974 to 1978, playing on and co-producing their first three albums: Ramones, Leave Home, and Rocket to Russia. He was replaced in 1978, but handled band management and co-production for their fourth album, Road to Ruin; and returned for the eighth album, 1984's Too Tough to Die. His drumming replacement was Marky Ramone. // January - The Ramones form. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... Ramones is the self-titled debut album by the Ramones. ... Leave Home is the Ramones second album. ... Rocket to Russia is the third album by American Punk group The Ramones, released in 1977. ... Road To Ruin is the fourth album by the Ramones. ... Too Tough to Die is the 8th album by The Ramones, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell, July 15, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American drummer. ...

Even though Tommy was an original member and co-producer for the Ramones, both Dee Dee and Johnny denied that he influenced the Ramone's sound. During interviews for the End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, Dee Dee stated that Tommy was simply "at the right place at the right time". Dee Dee Ramone, 1979 Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member of punk rock band The Ramones. ... John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. ...

Tommy avoided arguing with the rest of the band in the later controversy surrounding song writing credits. Dee Dee, in his books, expressed resentment towards Tommy for having it "together" more than anyone else in the band, being able to cook himself dinner and organize his life in a much more functional manner, without the psychosis or addiction problems that the rest of them suffered from. This is also a large part of the schism that pushed him out in '78. In comparison to everyone else in the band, Tommy was quite "normal", though there are accounts of him partying with the band and driving them around in his car in the early days.

Tommy Ramone wrote "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" and the majority of "Blitzkrieg Bop" after bassist Dee Dee suggested the title. He and Ed Stasium played all the guitar solos on the albums he produced, as Johnny Ramone largely preferred playing rhythm guitar. The self-titled debut album by the Ramones was released on April 23, 1976 (see 1976 in music). ... This article is about the song by American punk rock group The Ramones, for the English punk band, see Blitzkrieg Bop (band). ... Ed Stasium is a record producer and engineer who has worked on albums by The Ramones and Talking Heads. ...

In the 1980's he produced The Replacements' classic album Tim and Redd Kross' equally classic Neurotica. Tommy is known as a fan of bluegrass music. He is currently touring New York and New Haven, Connecticut with Claudia Tienan, formerly of local underground band The Simplistics, in a new alterna-bluegrass duo the two have dubbed Uncle Monk. They have also recently released their first album. For other uses, see The Replacements (disambiguation). ... Breaking News: Tim Spratts car rolled into the Lawrie van tonight. ... Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school. ... Neurotica is the 4th record from Redd Kross released on Big Time Records (an RCA Records subsidiary) in 1987. ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music. ... This article is about the state. ... New Haven redirects here. ... Musician Claudia Tienan (birthdate and birthplace unknown) is a guitarist, bassist and vocalist who has played in several genres. ...

On October 8, 2004, he played as a Ramone once again, when he joined C.J. Ramone, Elvis Ramone, and Daniel Rey in the "Ramones Beat Down On Cancer" concert. In October 2007 in an interview to promote It's Alive 1974-1996 a double DVD of the band's greatest televised live performances ^[2] he paid tribute to his deceased bandmates: Christopher John Ward (born October 8, 1965), better known as C.J. Ramone, was the bassist for The Ramones from 1989 to 1996. ... Clem Burke (born November 24, 1955 in New York City) is the percussionist for the band Blondie. ... Daniel Rey is a music producer and songwriter best known for his work with the Ramones. ... Its Alive 1974-1996 is an upcoming live DVD by the Ramones. ...

They gave everything they could in every show. They weren't the type to phone it in, if you see what I mean.

Discography with Ramones

• Ramones (1976)
• Leave Home (1977)
• Rocket to Russia (1977)
• It's Alive (1979)

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References

• Tommy Ramone Myspace profile "[1]
• Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk.
• Monte A. Melnick Ramones Tour Manager "On The Road With The Ramones"[2]
• Interview from honesttune.com

Notes

1. ^ McNeil and McCain, pp. 182-183.
2. ^ The Sun Friday 5th October, 2005.