[Via Brooklyn Vegan]
The details via Variety:
Drummer and producer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the influential New York punk quartet the Ramones, died Friday at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens, New York. He was 62 and had been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer.
Born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary, and known professionally as Tom or T. Erdelyi, Ramone played on the first three epoch-making Ramones albums, “Ramones” (1976), “Leave Home” (1977) and “Rocket to Russia” (1977). He also co-produced the latter two albums with Tony Bongiovi and Ed Stasium, respectively. He appeared on and co-produced the 1979 live Ramones opus “It’s Alive.”
After leaving the Ramones to concentrate on studio work, he co-produced the band’s 1984 album “Too Tough to Die” with Stasium. He was replaced in the lineup by Marc Bell (Marky Ramone), a former member of Dust and Richard Hell’s Voidoids.
Other media reports put his age at 65.
Management for the Ramones confirmed the news.
We are saddened to announce the passing of Ramones founding drummer Tommy (Erdelyi) Ramone. #RIPTommyRamone pic.twitter.com/kDBNMpn4Tp
— Ramones (@RamonesOfficial) July 12, 2014And here is an interview with Tommy from 2012…
I never noticed that Marky was off the ground on that album cover!
ReplyDeleteTommy was my dearest and oldest friend.
ReplyDeleteWe grew up together in Forest Hills Queens New York.
I went to Stephen A Halsey Jr High and Forest Hills High school with him.
He got me to pick up the bass guitar and enter into the crazy world of rock music.
We played in several bands together (Triad & Butch) here in NYC over the late 60's and early 70's.
We built and managed Performance Studios in NYC, a recording/rehearsal studio the Ramones started in. I worked with him when he in the Ramones and well after he left.
He had an advanced musical foresight, well ahead of the times in forming and being part of the Ramones. He was a great musician on the guitar, then the drums, later on the mandolin, banjo, fiddle and many more instruments. His musical expanse bridged from Punk to Indie Bluegrass.
He will be
I mourn the passing of the last of the original Ramones, my friend and a true musical visionary.
1234.... RIP
ReplyDeleteManagement from the Ramones confirmed his death.
ReplyDeleteThat link has also been updated, Gojira
Heard Tommy speak a couple of years ago. Interesting guy - son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Will be missed.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe they've all left us. :(
ReplyDeleteLONG LIVE THE RAMONES.
Bummer..I was so hoping it wasn't true...thanx.
ReplyDeleteWoke to this sad news this morning... Thank you, Tommy and all the "brothers" - Joey Johnny 'n Dee Dee for what you gave all of us.
ReplyDeleteI saw The Dictators bring Tommy up on stage to play "Blitzkreig Bop" on the last Saturday CBGBs was open. That song was the true ending of CBGB to me. I an just happy I was there to see it.
Thank you again, brothers... I more proudly wear my "1-2-3-4" tattoo from this day forward. Gabba gabba, hey!
Sad news wish we all could see the great gig in the sky .. Hay ho let's go...
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