What is Joey Ramone?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Joey Ramone | Img = Joeyramone.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = Joey Ramone circa 1980 | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name =Jeffry Ross Hyman | Alias = Joey Ramone | birth_date = {{birth date|1951|5|19}} | birth_place = [[Queens]], New York, U.S. | Origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2001|4|15|1951|5|19}} |death_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S. | Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[guitar]] | Genre = [[Punk rock]] | Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]] | Years_active = 1972–2001 | Label = [[Sire Records|Sire]], [[Radioactive Records|Radioactive]] | Associated_acts = [[Ramones]], Sibling Rivalry, [[Sniper (American band)]] | URL = [http://joeyramone.com/ joeyramone.com] | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = | Past_members = }} '''Joey Ramone''' (born '''Jeffery Hyman''', May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Punk music|punk]] musician and founder member of the [[Ramones]], in which he was lead singer, along with Dee Dee Ramone, [[Tommy Ramone]], and Johnny Ramone. ==Early life== Joey Ramone's mother encouraged both his and his brothers' interests in music. He was a fan of [[The Beatles]], [[The Who]], [[Iggy Pop|Iggy]] and [[The Stooges]] and [[David Bowie]], among other bands. He was a fan of [[Phil Spector]]. He started playing the drums at 13 and played throughout his teen years. He idolized [[Pete Townshend]] of the Who. ==Death== Joey Ramone died at the age of 49 on April 15, 2001 of [[lymphoma]]. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramone, Joey}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:American drummers]] [[Category:American punk musicians]] [[Category:American rock guita