John William Cummings, better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American musician who was the guitarist and a founding member of the Ramones, a band that helped pioneer the punk movement.
34 Facts About Johnny Ramone
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In 2009, Ramone appeared on Times list of "The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players".
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Johnny Ramone ranked No 8 on Spins 2012 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and No 28 on Rolling Stones similarly titled 2015 list.
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Alongside his music career, Johnny Ramone appeared in nearly a dozen films, in documentaries, and on television.
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Johnny Ramone was raised in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, where he grew up absorbing rock music.
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Together they went to Manny's Music in New York City in January 1974, where Johnny Ramone bought a used blue Mosrite Ventures II guitar for just over $54.
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Johnny Ramone would contend in retrospect that this direction was a record company decision, a continued futile attempt to get airplay on American radio.
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Johnny Ramone was responsible for initiating one of the major sources of animosity within the band when he began dating and later married Linda Daniele, who had previously dated Joey Ramone.
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On March 18,2002, the original four members and Tommy's replacement on drums, Marky Johnny Ramone, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
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Alongside his music career, Johnny Ramone appeared in nearly a dozen films and documentaries.
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Johnny Ramone made television appearances in such shows as The Simpsons and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
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In 2001, Johnny Ramone appeared in an English-language Spanish science fiction film called Stranded.
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Johnny Ramone's style has been an influence on many alternative rock bands, as well as on thrash metal performers such as James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Scott Ian of Anthrax.
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Johnny Ramone was one of the few conservatives in the punk rock community and was a staunch supporter of the Republican Party.
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Johnny Ramone made his political affiliation known to the world in 2002 when the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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In 1983, Johnny Ramone was severely injured in a fight with Seth Macklin of the band Sub Zero Construction.
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Johnny Ramone plays the same but his hair is a little shorter.
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Johnny Ramone married his wife, Linda, in 1984 at the office of the city clerk in New York City.
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Johnny Ramone had originally dated Joey Ramone, but left him for Johnny.
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Joey and Johnny continued to tour as the Ramones after this, but their relationship worsened.
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Years later, when Joey was in the hospital dying of lymphoma, Johnny Ramone refused to telephone him.
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Johnny Ramone did add that he was depressed for a week after Joey's death.
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Johnny Ramone was an avid collector of baseball cards and movie posters.
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On September 15,2004, Johnny Ramone died in his Los Angeles home at the age of 55,23 days before his 56th birthday, following a five-year battle with prostate cancer.
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Johnny Ramone's wife Linda kept his ashes, though there is a cenotaph monument to Ramone at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California.
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In 2006, the remake of the horror film The Wicker Man was dedicated to Johnny Ramone's memory, as he was a close friend of the film's producer and star, Nicolas Cage.
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The lyrics for Pearl Jam's 2006 single "Life Wasted" were written by Eddie Vedder in honor of Johnny Ramone while driving home from his funeral.
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An annual Johnny Ramone memorial is held every year in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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The Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute is presented by Linda Ramone and is held as a benefit for the Johnny Ramone cancer research fund which is led by Dr David Agus at the USC Westside prostate cancer research center.
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Johnny Ramone printed in the liner notes of the CD:.
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Five years ago, Johnny Ramone picked me to sing Here Today, Gone Tomorrow.
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Johnny Ramone wanted me to sing it on a Ramones tribute record where many of his friends and other artists were covering his songs.
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Johnny Ramone was one of my best friends, and I promised him before he passed away that I would include that song on my record.
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Johnny Ramone was very sick but wanted to play the guitar on it as long as he was sitting down.