AP Reports: Though they never had a Top 40 song, seminal punk band "The Ramones" left a formidable imprint on the rock genre. The quartet's impact was evident Wednesday when guitarist Johnny Ramone died in his sleep at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members and rocker Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and singer Rob Zombie. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, was 55.
The band's singer, Joey Ramone, whose real name is Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone, whose real name is Douglas Colvin, died from a drug overdose in 2002. Read More Here...
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