Punk Rock Legend Tommy Ramone Dead!
Punk Rock has officially died! The last surviving original member of legendary punk rock group “The Ramones” is dead.
CelebNMusic247.com has learned via TMZ that The Romones original drummer, Tommy Ramone, who was on the first 3 albums died Friday at his home in Queens, New York.
Tommy had been in a hospice following bile duct cancer treatments, according to Variety.
Tommy stopped drumming for the band in ’84, and was replaced by Marky Ramone. Though, Tommy still worked with the Ramones throughout the years. Tommy is credited for writing most of “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” and “Blitzkrieg Bop.”
Tommy joins his bandmates on the other side. As for his fellow Ramones, who all died in the early millennium – Lead singer Joey Ramone died in 2001 of lymphoma, a drug overdose killed guitar player Dee Dee Ramone in 2002 … and Johnny Ramone passed away in 2004 from prostate cancer.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
We thank the Ramones for all the awesome music the gave us throughout the years. One of the best Punk Rock bands EVER! Our prayers go out to his family and friends.
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