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Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the
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band
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, with
Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), 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. ...
and
Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughou ...
. His image, voice, and tenure with the Ramones made him a
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icon. Born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York City, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and
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at age 18. After playing in the
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band
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from 1972 to 1974, Joey cofounded the Ramones in 1974. Initially the band's drummer, Joey switched to lead vocals shortly after the group's formation. Appearing on all the band's releases, he, along with guitarist Johnny Ramone, are the only two original members who stayed in the band until it disbanded in 1996. Following the Ramones' breakup, he embarked on a solo career before dying of
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in 2001. His debut solo album ''
Don't Worry About Me ''Don't Worry About Me'' is the first album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist. It was released posthumously on February 19, 2002, by Sanctuary Records, less than a year after his death. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did ...
'' was released the following year.


Early life

Jeffrey Ross Hyman was born on May 19, 1951, in
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, New York City, to a
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family. His parents were Charlotte (''née'' Mandell) and Noel Hyman. It has been claimed he was born with a
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growing out of his back, which was incompletely formed and surgically removed. The family resided in
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, where Hyman and his future Ramones bandmates attended Forest Hills High School. He grew up with his brother Mickey Leigh. Though generally a happy person, Hyman was something of an outcast, diagnosed at 18 with
obsessive–compulsive disorder Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an ''obsession'') and feels the need to perform certain routines (''Compulsive behavior, compulsions'') repeatedly to relieve the dis ...
and
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. His striking physique has been attributed to Marfan's Syndrome and his health was often frail. His mother, Charlotte Lesher, owned an art gallery in Queens: having divorced her first husband, Noel Hyman, she married again but was widowed when her second husband died in a car accident while she was on vacation. Hyman was a fan of
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,
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,
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, and
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among other bands, particularly
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and the
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-produced
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s. The Who in particular inspired him when he saw them perform at the age of 16.


Career


Sniper

In 1972 Hyman joined the
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band
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. Sniper played at the Mercer Arts Center,
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and the Coventry, alongside
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,
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, and Queen Elizabeth III. Hyman played with Sniper under the name Jeff Starship. Hyman continued playing with Sniper until early 1974, when he was replaced by Alan Turner.


Ramones

In 1974, Jeffrey Hyman co-founded the
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band the
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with friends John Cummings and Douglas Colvin. Colvin was already using the pseudonym "Dee Dee Ramone" and the others also adopted stage names using "Ramone" as their surname: Cummings became Johnny Ramone and Hyman became Joey Ramone. The name "Ramone" stems from
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: he briefly used the stage name "Paul Ramon" during 1960–61, when
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, still an unknown five-piece band called the Silver Beetles, did a tour of Scotland and all took up pseudonyms; and again on the 1969 Steve Miller album ''
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'', where he played the drums on one song using that name. Ramone initially served as the group's drummer while Dee Dee Ramone was the original vocalist. However, when Dee Dee's vocal cords proved unable to sustain the demands of constant live performances, Ramone's manager Thomas Erdelyi suggested Joey switch to vocals. Mickey Leigh:
I was shocked when the band came out. Joey was the lead singer and I couldn't believe how good he was. Because he'd been sitting in my house with my acoustic guitar, writing these songs like 'I Don't Care', fucking up my guitar, and suddenly he's this guy on stage who you can't take your eyes off of.
After a series of unsuccessful auditions in search of a new drummer, Erdelyi took over on drums, assuming the name Tommy Ramone. The Ramones were a major influence on the punk rock movement in the United States, though they achieved only minor commercial success. Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold in Ramone's lifetime was the compilation album '' Ramones Mania''. Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now represented in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the ''
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'' lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time,
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's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums. In 2002, the Ramones were voted the second greatest rock and roll band ever in ''
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'', behind
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. In 1996, after a tour with the
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music festival, the band played its final show and then disbanded.


Other projects

One of Ramone's earliest side projects was with a band called The Seclusions in 1983. Ramone sang vocals alongside his brother Leigh on a cover of the song "Nothing Can Change the Shape of Things to Come" from the album ''Isolation For Creation''. Also appearing on the track were
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, Holly Beth Vincent, Jimmy Ripp, Busta Jones, and
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. In 1985, Ramone joined
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's music industry activist group Artists United Against Apartheid, which campaigned against the Sun City resort in South Africa. Ramone and 49 other recording artists – including
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,
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,
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,
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and
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– collaborated on the song " Sun City", in which they pledged they would never perform at the resort. In 1994, Ramone appeared on the Helen Love album ''Love and Glitter, Hot Days and Music'', singing the track "Punk Boy". Helen Love returned the favor, singing on Ramone's song " Mr. Punchy". In October 1996, Ramone headlined the "Rock the Reservation" alternative rock festival in Tuba City, Arizona. "Joey Ramone & the Resistance" (Daniel Rey on guitar, John Connor on bass guitar and Roger Murdock on drums) debuted Ramone's interpretation of Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World" live, as well as Ramone's choice of Ramones classics and some of his other favorite songs, such as
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's "Any Way You Want It",
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's " The Kids are Alright" and
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' " No Fun". Ramone co-wrote and recorded the song "Meatball Sandwich" with
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. For a short time before his death, he took the role of manager and producer for the punk rock band the Independents. His last recording as a vocalist was backup vocals on the album ''One Nation Under'' by Navajo punk band Blackfire. He appeared on two tracks, "What Do You See" and "Lying to Myself". Ramone produced the
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EP '' She Talks to Rainbows'' in 1999. It was critically acclaimed but was not very commercially successful. The title track was previously on the Ramones' final studio album, '' ¡Adios Amigos!''


Vocal style

Ramone's signature cracks, hiccups, snarls, crooning, and youthful voice made him one of punk rock's most recognizable voices. Allmusic.com wrote that "Joey Ramone's signature bleat was the voice of punk rock in America." As his vocals matured and deepened through his career, so did the Ramones' songwriting, leaving a notable difference from his initial melodic and callow style – two notable tracks serving as examples are " Somebody Put Something in My Drink" and "Mama's Boy".
Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughou ...
was quoted as saying, "All the other singers
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were copying
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(of the New York Dolls), who was copying
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... But Joey was unique, totally unique."


Illness and death

In 1995, Ramone was diagnosed with
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. He kept his condition private until it was revealed on March 19, 2001, that he was battling the disease. He died of the illness at
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on April 15, 2001, aged 49. He was reportedly listening to the song " In a Little While" by U2 when he died. In an interview in 2014 for
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, U2 lead singer
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stated that Joey Ramone's family had told him this; later, Joey's friend Andy Shernoff (of The Dictators) also confirmed it. Joey's funeral was attended by former bandmates Tommy, Richie and C. J. Ramone, along with
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and
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of Blondie, and
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. Joey is interred at New Mount Zion Cemetery in
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. His solo album ''
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'' was released posthumously in 2002, and features the single "
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", a cover of the
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standard.
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News said: "With his trademark rose-colored shades, black leather jacket, shoulder-length hair, ripped jeans and alternately snarling and crooning vocals, Joey was the iconic godfather of punk."


Legacy

On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Hyman once lived with bandmate
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and is near the former site of the music club
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, where the Ramones began their career. Hyman's birthday is celebrated annually during the "Joey Ramone Birthday Bash", hosted in New York City by his brother and, until 2007, his mother, Charlotte. In September 2010, the
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reported that the "Joey Ramone Place," road sign was New York City's most stolen sign. Later, the sign was moved to above ground level. Drummer Marky Ramone thought Joey would appreciate that his sign would be the most stolen, adding "Now you have to be an
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player to see it." The Ramones were named as inductees to the
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as part of the class of 2002. In 2002 Tommy, C. J., and
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and Daniel Rey recorded Jed Davis' Joey Ramone tribute album, ''The Bowery Electric''. After several years in development, Ramone's second posthumous album was released on May 22, 2012. Titled '' ...Ya Know?'', it was preceded on
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by a 7" single re-release of "Blitzkrieg Bop"/"Havana Affair". On April 15, 2021, the 20th anniversary of Ramone's death, it was announced that
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would portray Ramone in the upcoming
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biopic, ''I Slept with Joey Ramone'' which is based on the memoir of the same name written by Ramone's brother Mickey Leigh. Leigh will serve as an executive producer. The film is being made with the full cooperation and support of Ramone's estate, with a treatment written by Davidson and director Jason Orley. In 2022,
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acquired a majority stake in the music-publishing rights of Ramone for around US$10 million.


Discography


Solo

Album * ''
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'' (2002) * '' ...Ya Know?'' (2012) EP * ''Christmas Spirit...In My House'' (2002) ** Compilation featuring new track "
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" Singles * "
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" (1982) (Duet with Holly Beth Vincent) (standalone single) * "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (Revised)" / "I Couldn't Sleep at All" (2001) (standalone single) * "What a Wonderful World" (2002) * "Rock and Roll Is the Answer" / "There's Got to Be More to Life" (2012) Other appearances * "The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs" for ''Caged/Uncaged''


With Sibling Rivalry

EP * ''In a Family Way'' (1994)


References


External links

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