24 Facts About The Ramones

The Ramones ranked number 26 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 17 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".

The Ramones began taking shape in early 1974 when Cummings and Colvin invited Hyman to join them in a band.

The Ramones was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beetles days.

The Ramones played before an audience for the first time on March 30,1974, at Performance Studios.

The album featured the first The Ramones single to enter the Billboard charts : "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker".

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On December 31,1977, the Ramones recorded It's Alive, a live concert double album, at the Rainbow Theatre, London, which was released in April 1979.

The Ramones continued as the Ramones' record producer under his birth name of Erdelyi.

The Ramones was replaced by Richard Reinhardt, who adopted the name Richie Ramone.

The Ramones really strengthened the band a hundred percent because he sings backing tracks, he sings lead, and he sings with Dee Dee's stuff.

The Ramones was fired after two performances because his drumming could not keep up with the rest of the band.

In December 1988, the Ramones recorded material for their eleventh studio album, and what was supposed to be a "comeback" for the band, Brain Drain; co-produced by Beauvoir, Rey, and Bill Laswell.

The Ramones quickly returned to punk rock and formed several bands, in much the same vein as the Ramones.

The Ramones continued to write songs for the Ramones, but never rejoined the band.

That same year, the Ramones were featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, providing music and voices for animated versions of themselves in the episode "Rosebud".

On March 18,2002, the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which specifically named Dee Dee, Johnny, Joey, Tommy, and Marky.

The Ramones were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Ramones' style was in part a reaction against the heavily produced, often bombastic music that dominated the pop charts in the 1970s.

The Ramones produced the band's T-shirts—their main source of income—basing most of the images on a black-and-white self-portrait photograph he had taken of his American bald eagle belt buckle, which appeared on the back sleeve of the Ramones' first album.

The Ramones was inspired to create the band's logo after a trip to Washington, DC :.

The Ramones had a broad and lasting influence on the development of popular music.

The Ramones influenced musicians associated with other genres, such as heavy metal.

We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to The Ramones, released in 2003, features performers such as Rancid, Green Day, Metallica, KISS, the Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Rob Zombie.

Punk bands such as Screeching Weasel, the Vindictives, the Queers, Parasites, the Mr T Experience, Boris the Sprinkler, Beatnik Termites, Tip Toppers, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, and McRackins have recorded cover versions of entire The Ramones albums—The Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia, It's Alive, Road to Ruin, End of the Century, Pleasant Dreams, Subterranean Jungle, two versions of Too Tough to Die, and Halfway To Sanity, respectively.

In 2012, to observe the band's 30th anniversary, Shonen Knife released Osaka The Ramones, which featured thirteen The Ramones songs covered by the band.