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Punk legend Joey Ramone dead at 49.
4-15-01
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We are sad to report that Joey Ramone lost
his battle with lymphatic cancer on Easter Sunday (April 15). The legendary
frontman for the 70’s punk pioneers The Ramones was 49 years old.
The Ramones made their mark on music with
their stripped down style, keep it to the basics approach to song writing,
and intense live performances that rarely lasted longer than 20 minutes.
They formed in 1974 and released their first album two years later. While
they never achieved top 40 success in America, their music became an underground
sensation and helped put America on the punk rock map in the mid to late
70’s.
The official Ramones website paid tribute to
Joey with the following statement:
Our beloved Joey Ramone passed away this
afternoon at 2:40 p.m. (EDT) in a hospital in New York City where he was
being treated for cancer.
Joey's loving family was at his bedside.
In this moment of pain and sorrow, let
us find comfort in the words of the king of punk himself:
Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas,
a gas, oh yeah
Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas,
a gas, oh yeah
So don't be sad 'cause I'll be there
Don't be sad at all
Joey Ramone
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