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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of The Ramones. The photo is hand signed by Marky and CJ in black marker pen.
Price: £39.99
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Ramones
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Biography
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City
neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first
punk rock group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was
a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the
United Kingdom.
All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone",
though none of them were related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring
virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza
music festival, the band played a farewell concert and disbanded. By a little
more than eight years after the breakup, the band's three founding members -
lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone -
had died.
Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the
compilation album Ramones Mania. However, recognition of the band's importance
built over the years, and they are now cited in many assessments of all-time
great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone list of the 50 Greatest Artists of
All Time and VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2002, the Ramones were
ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The
Beatles. On March 18, 2002, the Ramones - including the three founders and
drummers Marky and Tommy Ramone - were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame. In 2011, the group was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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