Ramones

The Ramones were a punk rock band, formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in January 1974, and recorded 14 studio albums and toured intensively before they split up in 1996. They led the New York punk movement and are often credited with

The Ramones were a punk rock band, formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in January 1974, and recorded 14 studio albums and toured intensively before they split up in 1996. They led the New York punk movement and are often credited with forming the musical foundation of punk. The original band members all adopted Ramone as a surname although they were not actually brothers, later band members also adopted the name.

An earlier member, Ritchie, left the band before the first recording (not related to the Richie Ramone, above). "Here lies Ritchie Ramone" can be seen on a cartoon drawing of a gravestone on the innersleeve of the 'Rocket to Russia' album.