RIP Tommy Ramone: last surviving original member of seminal punk band dies aged 62

Tommy Ramone: last surviving original member of seminal punk band dies aged 62

Founding member died in his home in New York but had been in hospice care following cancer treatment

 

Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the Ramones, has died age 62.

The news was confirmed by the band, which tweeted: “We are saddened to announce the passing of Ramones founding drummer Tommy (Erdelyi) Ramone. #RIPTommyRamone”.

Tommy Ramone, born Erelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary, died at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens in New York. He had previously been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer, Variety reported.

Born in 1952, Tommy, or T. Erdelyi as he was later credited, emigrated to America in 1957 with his family, and he grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. He first started playing with John Cummings, later known as Johnny Ramone, in the mid-1960s, in a band called Tangerine Puppets.

 

The pair, along with Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone) and Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone), formed the Ramones in 1974, reportedlytaking their name from Paul McCartney’s own pseudonym; The Beatles frontman had briefly called himself Paul Ramon early in his career when the group had been known as the Silver Beatles, and the punk foursome adopted the name for both themselves and the band.

Members of the Ramones, from left to right, Dee Dee, Johnny, Tommy and Marky Ramone hold their awards after being inducted at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at New York's Waldorf Astoria.

Tommy Ramone (second from right) getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Ramones in 2002.Originally the Ramones’ manager, Tommy became the drummer for the punk group on their first three albums; “Ramones” (1976), “Leave Home” (1977), and “Rocket to Russia” (1977), before leaving the band’s line up to become a producer. He was replaced by Mark Bell, known as Marky Ramone, on drums.

Before Tommy left the line-up, the Ramones had already become one of the most influential punk bands of the day, playing at the infamous CBGB club in the Bowery area of New York, and touring each album incessantly.

 

Tommy co-produced both “Leave Home” and “Rocket to Russia”, under the name T. Erdelyi, and he both appeared on and co-produced the 1979 live Ramones record “It’s Alive”, according to Variety.

He later played in a blue grass group called Uncle Monk, which consisted of himself and Claudia Tienan, a guitarist, bassist and singer who was a former member of The Simplistics.

The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, though Joey Ramone had died in 2001. Dee Dee Ramone died in 2002, and Johnny Ramone died in 2004.

The band’s official twitter account has been tweeting quotes from the Ramones, including Tommy’s comments from 1976 that New York was the “perfect place to grow up neurotic”.

“One the reasons that the Ramones were so unique and original was that they were four original, unique people,” he is credited as saying.

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Grew up on this shit ;), t'was one of my OG motivational groups. Have seen this band more than any other group (22 times), can't believe they're all gone now :(

RIP Fella's, ya hadda helluva ride ;)

It's kind of weird to realise that they are all now gone, as their music is such an important part of popular culture. Generations to come will still be listening, and kids will still be starting their own bands playing 3-4 chord wonders, that ultimately put a massive smile on your face.

RIP, Tommy.

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