Ramones

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The Ramones were a prototypical punk/power pop band out of New York City. They formed in 1976, and disbanded in 1996.

Their most famous song is probably "I Wanna Be Sedated", which is not a reference to wanting to watch baseball. Their most famous contribution to the sport is the jock rock classic "Blitzkrieg Bop" (that "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" sing-along song).

The late Johnny Ramone was a huge baseball fan, as you can tell by the infamous Johnny Ramone/Billy Beane Interview from the Chin Music zine.

Drummer Tommy Ramone is the only surviving original member of the Ramones. Johnny died from prostate cancer in 2004, Dee Dee from a drug overdose in 2002, and Joey from lymphoma in 2001.

Fan John Murphy went to school with group replacement C.J. Ramone (alias Christopher Ward) during the seventies on Long Island, as well as performing in jam sessions with him in his friend's basement occasionally (John Murphy's talents at the time were negligible, however).

References

• 2004 Rolling Stone article on Johnny
• Ramones on Wikipedia