Tommy Ramone, the founding member of The Ramones has died. Tommy served as the drummer for the influential punk band, and he was the last surviving member of the group’s original lineup. He was 65 years old. Ramone was in hospice care at his home in Ridgewood, Queens following treatment for cancer of the bile duct.
The official Twitter account for The Ramones announced the news, and The Ramones manager also confirmed the news to The LA Times .
Born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary in 1949, he immigrated to New York with his family in 1957 and they settled in Forest Hills, Queens. Ramone was the drummer for the punk quartet between 1974 to 1978, and he also produced their first three albums 1976′s The Ramones, 1977′s Leave Home and Rocket to Russia .
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