another Ramone has departed
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:22 amBad luck streak with the Ramones.
source: ananova.com
Johnny Ramone loses battle with cancer
Johnny Ramone, guitarist in punk band The Ramones, has died at the age of 55 following a long fight against cancer.
He passed away at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his friends and family, reports BBC online.
Ramone, whose real name was John Cummings, had been battling prostate cancer for five years. He will be cremated at a private service, and a public tribute is being organised.
Johnny Ramone is the third member of the seminal band to die in the past few years, leaving Tommy Ramone as the only surviving member of the original line-up.
Singer Joey Ramone, whose real name was Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 from lymphatic cancer. Bass player Dee Dee Ramone, real name Douglas Colvin, died of a drug overdose the following year.
News of Johnny's cancer fight emerged in June when he was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for an infection related to the illness.
There was optimism that he would recover after beginning an experimental therapy treatment.
Among those at his bedside were his wife Linda Cummings and friends Eddie and Jill Vedder and Rob and Sherrie Zombie. Also there for his final moments were Lisa Marie Presley, actress Talia Shire, director Vincent Gallo and musician Pete Yorn.
A cancer research fundraiser was held on Sunday to mark The Ramones 30th anniversary, with performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Henry Rollins.
The Ramones, who had hits with I Wanna Be Sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band formed in 1974, with all the members taking the Ramone surname, quickly building up a cult following.
source: ananova.com
Johnny Ramone loses battle with cancer
Johnny Ramone, guitarist in punk band The Ramones, has died at the age of 55 following a long fight against cancer.
He passed away at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by his friends and family, reports BBC online.
Ramone, whose real name was John Cummings, had been battling prostate cancer for five years. He will be cremated at a private service, and a public tribute is being organised.
Johnny Ramone is the third member of the seminal band to die in the past few years, leaving Tommy Ramone as the only surviving member of the original line-up.
Singer Joey Ramone, whose real name was Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 from lymphatic cancer. Bass player Dee Dee Ramone, real name Douglas Colvin, died of a drug overdose the following year.
News of Johnny's cancer fight emerged in June when he was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for an infection related to the illness.
There was optimism that he would recover after beginning an experimental therapy treatment.
Among those at his bedside were his wife Linda Cummings and friends Eddie and Jill Vedder and Rob and Sherrie Zombie. Also there for his final moments were Lisa Marie Presley, actress Talia Shire, director Vincent Gallo and musician Pete Yorn.
A cancer research fundraiser was held on Sunday to mark The Ramones 30th anniversary, with performances from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Henry Rollins.
The Ramones, who had hits with I Wanna Be Sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band formed in 1974, with all the members taking the Ramone surname, quickly building up a cult following.