Tommy Ramone, 1952-2014

2014-07-12 by EyeForAnEye | 56 Comments
Tommy Ramone, drummer for, and last surviving original member of punk rock Icons The Ramones, has succumbed to cancer at the age of 62.

Originally born as Thomas Erdelyi, he was born in Hungary in 1952 to Holocaust survivors who later immigrated to the United States. In his youth, he would meet John
Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and the two would perform together in the mid 60s. Originally slated to be the manager of the Ramones, he quickly moved to drums not long after the
bands formation. He would remain their drummer in the formative years of the Ramones before being replaced by Marky Ramone. However, Tommy would work behind the scenes
again, helping produce the next string of albums by the Ramones.

Along with being a part of the formation for one of the most recognizable rock acts in history, Tommy was also an accomplished producer and songwriter having written a
majority of the smash hit single Blitzkrieg Bop.

Outside of the Ramones, Tommy over his career help produce albums for a slew of musicians including the Replacements and even Jimi Hendrix.

The Rock n Roll community has lost a pioneer and bonafide legend as he joins the rest of the original members of the Ramones in peaceful slumber. Rest in Power, Tommy
Ramone.



Tagged: Ramones

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Dancedrewdance
July 12th 2014
1169 Comments


Fucking shit r.i.p

Diamondize
July 12th 2014
1367 Comments


omg rip

Necrotica
July 12th 2014
10693 Comments


Goddamn :/ RIP

R6Rider
July 12th 2014
5282 Comments


Man, that's terrible.

R.I.P. Tommy

LokitheTrickster
July 12th 2014
57 Comments


Sucks that he's gone. R.I.P. Tommy.

cvlts
July 12th 2014
9938 Comments


damn


RIP

Scoot
July 12th 2014
22179 Comments


rip hard

dimsim3478
July 12th 2014
8987 Comments


RIP

emester
July 12th 2014
8271 Comments


Rip never was a fan of these guys. Regardless though it really is a shame to see him pass away

XingKing
July 12th 2014
16148 Comments


RIP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6U3vRGyE8w

Greenpaw
July 12th 2014
225 Comments


Shit, RIP.

henryChinaski
July 12th 2014
5005 Comments


RIP Tommy

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
July 12th 2014
10698 Comments


RIP...

Pajolero
July 12th 2014
1414 Comments


Way too early.

Motiv3
July 12th 2014
9109 Comments


RIP

danielcardoso
July 12th 2014
11770 Comments


Oh man, that's sad to hear... RIP.

SoundEscape
July 12th 2014
21 Comments


R.I.P

sputnik1
July 12th 2014
357 Comments


R.I.P.

NeroCorleone80
July 12th 2014
34618 Comments


Fuck this. RIP

Pennywise_M
July 12th 2014
7502 Comments


RIP

BigPleb
July 12th 2014
65784 Comments


The last one too, god damn.

RIP dude.

owen
July 12th 2014
5146 Comments


RIP
too young

txd1986
July 12th 2014
1 Comments


RIP Tommy
Long live The Ramones!

BMDrummer
July 12th 2014
15096 Comments


Damn RIP

MO
July 12th 2014
24015 Comments


fucking RIP hard

long live m/

ExplosiveOranges
July 12th 2014
4408 Comments


FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
R.I.P.

NakedSnake
July 12th 2014
665 Comments


Tommy Ramone!?

hikingmetalpunk
July 12th 2014
2208 Comments


RIP

Snake.
July 12th 2014
25242 Comments


damn RIP

beachdude
July 12th 2014
849 Comments


Oh my god... can't believe they've all passed. RIP

TheGreatQ
July 12th 2014
3003 Comments


:[

RIP

MyNameIsPencil
July 12th 2014
6628 Comments


Damn son R.I.P.

Spec
July 12th 2014
39371 Comments


RIP



pedro70512
July 12th 2014
4169 Comments


Really well-written article. Sad to hear.

GmemberKills
July 12th 2014
4288 Comments


RIP

MoosechriS
July 12th 2014
6353 Comments


rip dude

ShadowRemains
July 12th 2014
27724 Comments


rip hard

anarchistfish
July 12th 2014
30298 Comments


wow they're shit at staying alive

rip

deathschool
July 12th 2014
28595 Comments


I had no idea he was born to a family of Holocaust survivors. That definitely gives Blitzkrieg Bop a darker connotation. RIP

Gameofmetal
Emeritus
July 12th 2014
11561 Comments


FUCK ^

BeneaththeDarkOcean
July 12th 2014
687 Comments


Damn, truly R.I.P. Also, wtf to the Blitzkrieg Bop thing, that's crazy!

Minushuman24
July 12th 2014
4994 Comments


RIP


YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
July 13th 2014
18850 Comments


Man, 62 and the last surviving member that's messed up

tacos n stuff
July 13th 2014
3181 Comments


RIP
damn

Italianjesusfootball
July 13th 2014
288 Comments


Rip, damn.

joesmoe4000
July 13th 2014
678 Comments


RIP

Tunaboy45
July 13th 2014
18421 Comments


Found out yesterday, fuck man. RIP Tommy.

NordicMindset
July 13th 2014
25137 Comments


Hard RIP

MuhNamesTyler
July 13th 2014
6707 Comments


Oh shiii


RIP

Oswaldo88
July 13th 2014
38 Comments


R.I.P, Tommy Ramone

PappyMason
July 13th 2014
5702 Comments


R.I.P Tommy.

Legend.


Midjicka
July 14th 2014
271 Comments


rip

Spluger
July 14th 2014
1972 Comments


R.I.P.

Gwyn.
July 14th 2014
17271 Comments


R.I.P.

ssj4gogeta17
July 14th 2014
86 Comments


R.I.P.

Flugmorph
July 15th 2014
33880 Comments


R.I.P.



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