Joey Ramone
Joey Ramone (c. 1980)
Background information
Birth name	Jeffry Ross Hyman
Born	May 19, 1951(1951-05-19) Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	April 15, 2001 (aged 49) New York City, New York, U. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York S.
Genre(s)	Punk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Drums
Years active	1974 - 2001
Label(s)	Sire
Associated acts	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. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group He and bandmate Johnny Ramone were the only two original members who stayed with the band until their retirement in 1996. John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock As well as being a member of the Ramones, he also had a solo career.

Hyman stood at 6 feet 8 inches (2. 03 m) tall. He had a long shock of black hair that almost completely obscured his face. He suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for which he checked himself into clinics when symptoms became unbearable. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD is a Chronic Anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive Distressing Intrusive thoughts A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is ^[1]

Biography

Early life

Hyman grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. He and his future bandmates attended Forest Hills High School. Forest Hills High School (FHHS is a public secondary school in Queens, New York City.

During his youth, he was by general accounts something of an outcast and had a dysfunctional family life, which inspired the song "We're A Happy Family. " His parents divorced in the early 1960s. His mother, Charlotte Lesher (1926-2007), encouraged an interest in music in both him and his brother Mitchell (a. k. a. Mickey Leigh).

He was a fan of The Beatles,^[2] The Who, among other bands (particularly "oldies" and the Phil Spector-produced "Girl Groups"). The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1940) is an American Record producer and Songwriter. His hero was Pete Townsend of The Who. He took up drums at 13, playing throughout his teen years, and was originally the drummer for the Ramones, while Dee Dee Ramone was the vocalist. Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter However, Dee Dee proved to be unsuited for the position as he could not play his bass guitar and sing at the same time, so on Tommy Ramone's suggestion, Joey switched to vocals. Tommy Ramone (born Erdélyi Tamás, January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian Record producer

Ramones

Hyman was said to be the "heart and soul" of the Ramones, and his favorite songs from their repertoire were often the ballads and love songs. C.J. Ramone called him the "hippie of the group. Christopher Joseph Ward (born October 8, 1965) better known as "C "^[3]

Hyman did not speak to guitarist John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) for many years. John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock This animosity began when Cummings "stole" Hyman's girlfriend Linda, whom Cummings later married. Cummings discusses this animosity in End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones. End of the Century The Story of the Ramones is a 2003 documentary about the highly influential Punk rock band the Ramones. The documentary also claims that this love triangle prompted Hyman to write "The KKK Took My Baby Away" for the Pleasant Dreams album. " The KKK Took My Baby Away " is a song written by Joey Ramone. Pleasant Dreams is the sixth album by the Ramones. It was released in 1981 (see 1981 in music) by Sire Records. They also were strongly averse to each other's politics, Hyman being a liberal while Cummings was a staunch conservative. Liberalism in the United States is a broad political and philosophical mindset favoring individual Liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty whether they come from Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The pair never truly resolved their differences.

Other projects

Joey Ramone was honored with the creation of "Joey Ramone Place" outside the address of CBGB in New York City. CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan

In 1985, Joey joined Little Steven Van Zandt's music-industry activist group Artists United Against Apartheid which acted against the Sun City resort in South Africa. Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer Artists United Against Apartheid was a 1985 protest group founded by activist and performer Steven Van Zandt to protest Apartheid in South Africa Sun City is a luxury South African Casino resort situated in the North West Province. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Joey and forty-nine other top recording artists, including Bruce Springsteen, U2, Bob Dylan and Run DMC, collaborated on the song "Sun City" in which they pledged they would never perform at the resort. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D " Sun City " is a 1985 Protest song written by Steven Van Zandt and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey

In 1994, he formed Sibling Rivalry with his brother Mickey Leigh. They had one release, the In a Family Way EP. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify

Joey appeared on the Helen Love album Love and Glitter, Hot Days and Music singing the track "Punk Boy". Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of Punk rock, Bubblegum pop and Disco Dance music Helen Love returned the favor, singing on Joey's song "Mr. Punchy". Don't Worry About Me is the only Album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as

Hyman co-wrote and recorded the song "Meatball Sandwich" with Youth Gone Mad. Youth Gone Mad is a Post-punk band founded in California in 1980 by Paul "ENA" Kostabi (also of White Zombie and Psychotica For a short time before his death, he took the role of manager and producer for the punk rock group The Independents. ^[4]

His last recording as a vocalist was singing backup vocals on the CD One Nation Under by the Dine Navajo rock group Blackfire. Blackfire is a Navajo (Diné traditionally-influenced high-energy politically-driven group comprised of three siblings two brothers and a sister He appeared on two tracks, "What Do You See" and "Lying to Myself". The CD, released in 2002, won "Best Pop/Rock Album of the Year" at the 2002 Native American Music Awards. ^[5]

Joey also produced the Ronnie Spector album She Talks to Rainbows in 1999,It was critically acclaimed, but did not perform too well with the public and went virtually unnoticed. Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett on 10 August 1943 in New York New York) is an American musician and was the lead She Talks to Rainbows is the 1999 EP album released by Ronnie Spector. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Title track was previously on The Ramones last studio album, ¡Adios Amigos!. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group ¡Adios Amigos! is the Ramones ' last studio album It was released in 1995

Death

Headstone for Joey Ramone with fan tributes

Joey Ramone died of lymphoma at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on April 15, 2001. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system) NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent University hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers Columbia University Medical Center Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He had apparently had lymphoma for a little over four years; he was sighted at a New York City cancer clinic that specializes in lymphoma in the mid 1990s. Countless memorials followed, from both his fans and the many rockers he influenced.

He was listening to the song "In a Little While" by U2 when he died. " In a Little While " is the sixth track from U2 's 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind. ^[6] This was during U2's Elevation Tour, and from that point on during shows Bono would introduce the song as a tune that was originally about a lovestruck hangover but that Joey turned it into a gospel song. The Elevation Tour was a Concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2001, in support of the group's 2000

His solo album Don't Worry About Me was released posthumously in 2002, and features the single "What a Wonderful World", a cover of the Louis Armstrong standard. Don't Worry About Me is the only Album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as " What a Wonderful World " is a song by Bob Thiele (using the pseudonym George Douglas and George David Weiss. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter The song was featured in a 2001 episode of Gilmore Girls and is included on Our Little Corner of the World: Music from Gilmore Girls, the show's official soundtrack. Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino Our Little Corner of the World Music from Gilmore Girls is a 2002 Soundtrack release from Rhino Records consisting of songs that have appeared in The recording was also used for the closing credits for the Michael Moore documentary Bowling for Columbine. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954 is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker author and liberal Political commentator. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American Documentary film written directed produced by and starring Michael Moore. It also features "Maria Bartiromo," a tribute to a financial-news broadcaster. More recently, his cover of "What a Wonderful World" has been used in a 2007 advertisement for the PS3 iteration of Ratchet & Clank and was also used to open the release celebration for Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. " What a Wonderful World " is a song by Bob Thiele (using the pseudonym George Douglas and George David Weiss. Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction (known as Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction in most PAL regions Tools of Destruction Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops Microsoft Office is a set of interrelated desktop applications servers and services collectively referred to as an Office suite, for the Microsoft Windows and

MTV News claimed: "With his trademark rose-colored shades, black leather jacket, shoulder-length hair, ripped jeans and alternately snarling and crooning, hiccoughing vocals, Joey was the iconic godfather of punk. "^[7]

On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[8] It is the block where Hyman once lived with bandmate Dee Dee Ramone, and is near the music club CBGB, where the Ramones got their start. Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan Hyman's birthday is celebrated annually by rock 'n' roll nightclubs, hosted in New York City by his brother and, until recently, his mother. Joey was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. Hillside Cemetery is located in Lyndhurst New Jersey. Notable burials William Carlos Williams (1883-1963 poet Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. ^[9]

Joey died the year (2001) the Ramones were named as inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, prior to the actual ceremony held early the following year (2002).

Vocal style

Joey Ramone's vocal style was unorthodox in that he had no formal training in an era where vocal proficiency was arguably the norm for most rock bands. His signature cracks, hiccups, snarls, crooning and youthful voice made his one of punk rock's most recognizable voices. Allmusic. com claims that "Joey Ramone's signature bleat was the voice of punk rock in America. "^[10] As his vocals matured and deepened through his career, so did the Ramones' songwriting, leaving a notable difference from Joey's initial melodic and callow style—two notable tracks serving as examples are "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" and "Mama's Boy". " Somebody Put Something in My Drink " is a song by the Ramones from their 1986 album Animal Boy.

Discography

For Ramones albums, see Ramones discography. The discography of the American Punk rock band Ramones. Discography Studio albums Singles Compilations

Solo

• Don't Worry About Me – (2002)

EP

• In a Family Way – Sibling Rivalry (1994)
• Ramones: Leathers from New York – The Ramones and Joey Ramone (solo) (1997)
• Christmas Spirit. Don't Worry About Me is the only Album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist although he previously had many releases with the Ramones as . . In My House – (2002)

Singles

• "I Got You Babe" - (1982) (A duet with Holly Beth Vincent)
• "What a Wonderful World" - (2002)

Notes and references

External links

• The Official Joey Ramone Website
• Monte A. Melnick Ramones Tour Manager "On The Road With The Ramones" [1]