From SFGate.com – Johnny Ramone, member of punk legends ‘The Ramones,’ dies at 55
We lost another one of the Ramones this week. Guitarist Johnny Ramone died at the age of fifty-five after being diagnosed with prostate cancer five years ago. Tommy is the only founding member left, and believe it or not, he was the drummer.
Just like The Clash, The Ramones were a huge influence on me in high school. When I graduated from college and finally had enough money to buy a CD player (believe it or not, kids, CD players used to cost more than CDs), the first CD I bought was Ramones Mania, which was a 20-song, sort of greatest hits, compilation. I was also lucky enough to see them perform live in Houston in around 1988.
It’s curious that the article mentioned “I wanna be sedated” and “Blitzkrieg Bop”, since those are the two main ringtones that I use on my phone. Those two, and “Beat on the Brat”.