Editing Joey Ramone

{{Short description|American punk rock singer (1951–2001)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Joey Ramone
| image             = File:JoeyRamone.jpg
| caption           = Ramone c. 1980
| birth_name        = Jeffrey Ross Hyman
| alias             = Joey Ramone<br />Jeff Starship
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1951|5|19}}
| birth_place       = [[Queens]], New York City, U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2001|4|15|1951|5|19}}
| death_place       = [[Manhattan]], New York City, U.S.
| genre             = [[Punk rock]]
| occupation        = Singer
| years_active      = 1972–2001
| label             = {{hlist|[[Sire Records|Sire]]|[[Radioactive Records|Radioactive]]|[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]}}
| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[Ramones]]|Sibling Rivalry|[[Sniper (American band)|Sniper]]}}
| website           = {{URL|joeyramone.com}}
}}

'''Jeffrey Ross Hyman''' (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as '''Joey Ramone''', was an American singer, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and founding member of the [[punk rock]] band [[Ramones]], with [[Johnny Ramone]] and [[Dee Dee Ramone]]. His image, voice, and tenure with the Ramones made him a [[Counterculture|countercultural]] icon.<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p116764|label=Joey Ramone|first=Steve|last=Huey|access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>

Born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York City, he was diagnosed with [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]] and [[schizophrenia]] at age 18. After playing in the [[glam punk]] band [[Sniper (American band)|Sniper]] from 1972 to 1974, Joey cofounded the Ramones in 1974. Initially the band's drummer, Joey switched to lead vocals shortly after the group's formation. Appearing on all the band's releases, he, along with guitarist Johnny Ramone, are the only two original members who stayed in the band until it disbanded in 1996.

Following the Ramones' breakup, he embarked on a solo career before dying of [[lymphoma]] in 2001. His debut solo album ''[[Don't Worry About Me]]'' was released the following year.

== Early life ==
[[File:Jeff Hyman aka Joey Ramone 2nd grade class picture.jpg|thumb|Ramone 2nd grade class photo 1959 PS196 Queens, NY (back row center)]]
Jeffrey Ross Hyman was born on May 19, 1951, in [[Queens]], New York City, to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family. His parents were Charlotte (''née'' Mandell) and Noel Hyman.<ref>{{cite book
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c7lgKVmD0yMC&q=Noel+Charlotte+Hyman&pg=PA1
| title=I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoir – Mickey Leigh – Google Books |date= January 11, 2011
| isbn=978-1-4516-3986-5 |access-date=December 18, 2012|last1=Leigh |first1=Mickey | publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref> It has been claimed he was born with a [[parasitic twin]] growing out of his back, which was incompletely formed and surgically removed.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ramone|first1=Marky|last2=Herschlag|first2=Rich|title=Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As A Ramone|date=2015|publisher=Music Press Books|page=132}}</ref> The family resided in [[Forest Hills, Queens]],<ref>{{cite news |last= Powers |first= Ann |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/16/arts/joey-ramone-punk-s-influential-yelper-dies-at-49.html |title= Joey Ramone, Punk's Influential Yelper, Dies at 49| work= [[The New York Times]] |date=April 16, 2001 |access-date=June 2, 2009 |quote= Born Jeffrey Hyman in Forest Hills, Queens, Mr. Ramone grew up a sensitive outcast in a bohemian family.}}</ref> where Hyman and his future Ramones bandmates attended [[Forest Hills High School (New York)|Forest Hills High School]]. He grew up with his brother [[Mickey Leigh]]. Though generally a happy person, Hyman was something of an outcast, diagnosed at 18 with [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]] and [[schizophrenia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leigh |first1=Mickey |last2=McNeil |first2=Legs |title=I Slept with Joey Ramone - A Family Memoir |date=2009 |publisher=Touchstone |isbn=978-0-7432-5216-4 |pages=75–76}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=McDonald |first1=James |title=Psychiatry rocks – psychiatry in music |journal=British Journal of Psychiatry |date=June 2012 |volume=200 |issue=6 |pages=453 |doi=10.1192/bjp.bp.111.105981 |doi-access=free }}</ref> His striking physique has been attributed to [[Marfan's Syndrome]]<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.105981 | doi=10.1192/bjp.bp.111.105981 | title=Psychiatry rocks – psychiatry in music | date=2012 | last1=McDonald | first1=James | journal=British Journal of Psychiatry | volume=200 | issue=6 | page=453 }}</ref> and his health was often frail. His mother, Charlotte Lesher, owned an art gallery in Queens: having divorced her first husband, Noel Hyman, she married again but was widowed when her second husband died in a car accident while she was on vacation.

Hyman was a fan of [[the Beatles]],<ref>{{cite news
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1279856.stm
| title=The musical misfits
| work=BBC News
| date=April 16, 2001
| access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> [[the Who]], [[David Bowie]], and [[the Stooges]] among other bands, particularly [[oldies]] and the [[Phil Spector]]-produced [[girl group]]s. The Who in particular inspired him when he saw them perform at the age of 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/concert-by-the-who-made-joey-ramone-make-music/|title=How one concert made Joey Ramone want to make music|date=October 15, 2021|website=Faroutmagazine.co.uk|access-date=May 19, 2024}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Sniper ===
In 1972 Hyman joined the [[glam punk]] band [[Sniper (American band)|Sniper]]. Sniper played at the [[Mercer Arts Center]], [[Max's Kansas City]] and the Coventry, alongside [[New York Dolls]], [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]], and [[Jayne County|Queen Elizabeth III]].<ref name="autogenerated1997">{{cite book
| title=Please Kill Me: The Uncensored History of Punk
| author=Legs McNeil, John Holstrom
| year=1997
| publisher=Penguin
| isbn=0-14-026690-9
| url=https://archive.org/details/pleasekillmeunce00legs_0
}}</ref> Hyman played with Sniper under the name Jeff Starship.<ref>{{cite book
| title=I Slept with Joey Ramone
| author=Mickey Leigh, Legs McNeil
| year=2009
| publisher=Touchstone
| isbn=978-0-7432-5216-4
| url=https://archive.org/details/isleptwithjoeyra00leig
}}</ref>
Hyman continued playing with Sniper until early 1974, when he was replaced by Alan Turner.

=== Ramones ===
[[File:Joey Ramone.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ramone in the 1980s]]
In 1974, Jeffrey Hyman co-founded the [[punk rock]] band the [[Ramones]] with friends [[Johnny Ramone|John Cummings]] and [[Dee Dee Ramone|Douglas Colvin]]. Colvin was already using the pseudonym "Dee Dee Ramone" and the others also adopted stage names using "Ramone" as their surname: Cummings became Johnny Ramone and Hyman became Joey Ramone. The name "Ramone" stems from [[Paul McCartney]]: he briefly used the stage name "Paul Ramon" during 1960–61, when [[the Beatles]], still an unknown five-piece band called the Silver Beetles, did a tour of Scotland and all took up pseudonyms; and again on the 1969 [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]] album ''[[Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album)|Brave New World]]'', where he played the drums on one song using that name.

Ramone initially served as the group's drummer while Dee Dee Ramone was the original vocalist. However, when Dee Dee's vocal cords proved unable to sustain the demands of constant live performances, Ramone's manager [[Tommy Ramone|Thomas Erdelyi]] suggested Joey switch to vocals. Mickey Leigh: <blockquote>I was shocked when the band came out. Joey was the lead singer and I couldn't believe how good he was. Because he'd been sitting in my house with my acoustic guitar, writing these songs like 'I Don't Care', fucking up my guitar, and suddenly he's this guy on stage who you can't take your eyes off of.<ref name="autogenerated1997" /></blockquote> After a series of unsuccessful auditions in search of a new drummer, Erdelyi took over on drums, assuming the name Tommy Ramone.<ref name="allmusic" />

The Ramones were a major influence on the punk rock movement in the United States, though they achieved only minor commercial success. Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold in Ramone's lifetime was the compilation album ''[[Ramones Mania]]''. Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now represented in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums. In 2002, the Ramones were voted the second greatest rock and roll band ever in ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', behind [[the Beatles]].

In 1996, after a tour with the [[Lollapalooza]] music festival, the band played its final show and then disbanded.

=== Other projects ===
[[File:JoeyRamonePlaceBowery.jpg|thumb|Ramone was honored with the creation of "Joey Ramone Place" outside the address of [[CBGB]] in New York City.]]
One of Ramone's earliest side projects was with a band called The Seclusions in 1983. Ramone sang vocals alongside his brother Leigh on a cover of the song [[Shape of Things to Come (song)|"Nothing Can Change the Shape of Things to Come"]] from the album ''Isolation For Creation''. Also appearing on the track were [[Jimmy Destri]], [[Holly Beth Vincent]], [[Jimmy Rip]]p, [[Busta Jones]], and [[Jay Dee Daugherty]].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Seclusions – Isolation For Creation |year=1983 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2987054-The-Seclusions-Isolation-For-Creation |language=en |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>

In 1985, Ramone joined [[Steven Van Zandt]]'s music industry activist group [[Artists United Against Apartheid]], which campaigned against the [[Sun City, North West|Sun City]] resort in South Africa. Ramone and 49 other recording artists – including [[Bob Dylan]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Lou Reed]] and [[Run DMC]] – collaborated on the song "[[Sun City (song)|Sun City]]", in which they pledged they would never perform at the resort.

In 1994, Ramone appeared on the [[Helen Love]] album ''Love and Glitter, Hot Days and Music'', singing the track "Punk Boy". Helen Love returned the favor, singing on Ramone's song "[[Mr. Punchy]]".

In October 1996, Ramone headlined the "Rock the Reservation" alternative rock festival in Tuba City, Arizona.<ref name="VH1 News">{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/508440/19961022/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209003637/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/508440/19961022/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 9, 2013 |title=Joey Ramone Rocks The Reservation |publisher=Vh1.com |access-date=September 30, 2015 }}</ref> "Joey Ramone & the Resistance" (Daniel Rey on guitar, John Connor on bass guitar and Roger Murdock on drums) debuted Ramone's interpretation of Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World" live, as well as Ramone's choice of Ramones classics and some of his other favorite songs, such as [[The Dave Clark Five]]'s "Any Way You Want It", [[The Who]]'s "[[The Kids Are Alright (song)|The Kids are Alright]]" and [[The Stooges]]' "[[No Fun (The Stooges song)|No Fun]]".

Ramone co-wrote and recorded the song "Meatball Sandwich" with [[Youth Gone Mad]]. For a short time before his death, he took the role of manager and producer for the punk rock band [[The Independents (band)|the Independents]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theindependents.net/bandbio.htm |title=Band Biography |publisher=The Independents |date=April 15, 2001 |access-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724100441/http://www.theindependents.net/bandbio.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref>

His last recording as a vocalist was backup vocals on the album ''One Nation Under'' by Navajo punk band [[Blackfire (American band)|Blackfire]]. He appeared on two tracks, "What Do You See" and "Lying to Myself".

Ramone produced the [[Ronnie Spector]] EP ''[[She Talks to Rainbows]]'' in 1999. It was critically acclaimed but was not very commercially successful. The title track was previously on the Ramones' final studio album, ''[[¡Adios Amigos!]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joey Ramone Producing Ronnie Spector |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/cgbuxn/joey-ramone-producing-ronnie-spector |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501034713/https://www.mtv.com/news/cgbuxn/joey-ramone-producing-ronnie-spector |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref>

== Vocal style ==
Ramone's signature cracks, hiccups, snarls, crooning, and youthful voice made him one of punk rock's most recognizable voices. [[Allmusic.com]] wrote that "Joey Ramone's signature bleat was the voice of punk rock in America."<ref name="allmusic" /> As his vocals matured and deepened through his career, so did the Ramones' songwriting, leaving a notable difference from his initial melodic and callow style – two notable tracks serving as examples are "[[Somebody Put Something in My Drink]]" and "Mama's Boy". [[Dee Dee Ramone]] was quoted as saying, "All the other singers [in New York] were copying [[David Johansen]] (of [[the New York Dolls]]), who was copying [[Mick Jagger]]... But Joey was unique, totally unique."<ref>Quoted in Strongman (2008), p.&nbsp;61.</ref>

== Illness and death ==
[[File:Joey Ramone Headstone.jpg|right|thumb|Headstone for Ramone with fan tributes]]In 1995, Ramone was diagnosed with [[lymphoma]]. He kept his condition private until it was revealed on March 19, 2001, that he was battling the disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=107992&page=1|title=Joey Ramone Battling Cancer|website=ABC News|date=March 21, 2001}}</ref> He died of the illness at [[New York-Presbyterian Hospital]] on April 15, 2001, aged 49.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=106658&page=1|title=Joey Ramone Dies of Cancer|website=ABC News|date=April 17, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.joeyramone.com/news_08.html| title= Notice of Joey Ramone's death| website= joeyramone.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415070718/http://www.joeyramone.com/news_08.html |archive-date=April 15, 2009 }}</ref> He was reportedly listening to the song "[[In a Little While]]" by [[U2]] when he died.<ref>{{cite web| last= Kaufman| first= Gil| url= http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1442817/04152001/ramones.jhtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030805030147/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1442817/04152001/ramones.jhtml| title= Pioneer Joey Ramone Dead At 49| website=[[VH1]].com |date= April 15, 2001| archive-date= August 5, 2003}}</ref> In an interview in 2014 for [[Radio 538]], U2 lead singer [[Bono]] stated that Joey Ramone's family had told him this; later, Joey's friend  Andy Shernoff (of [[The Dictators]]) also confirmed it.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.stillinrock.com/2016/01/interview-still-in-rock-andy-shernoff.html | first= Andy| last= Shernoff| title= Interview Still in Rock: Andy Shernoff (The Dictators)| work= Still in Rock| date= January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|people=U2|title=Elevation 2001: Live from Boston|medium=DVD|publisher=Island/Interscope|location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=2001}}</ref> Joey's funeral was attended by former bandmates Tommy, Richie and C. J. Ramone, along with [[Debbie Harry]] and [[Chris Stein]] of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], and [[Joan Jett]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NME |date=April 18, 2001 |title=JOEY RAMONE LAID TO REST |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ramones-64-1395426 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bowe |first=Brian J. |title=The Ramones |publisher=Enslow Publishing, LLC |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-978504-10-3 |location=New York |pages=82 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=Dan Alleva |title=Richie Ramone—Too Tough to Die |url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2019/09/11/richie-ramone-too-tough-to-die/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=The Aquarian |language=en-US}}</ref> Joey is interred at New Mount Zion Cemetery in [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stanton|first=Scott|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55018950|title=The tombstone tourist : musicians|date=2003|publisher=Pocket Books|isbn=0-7434-6330-7|edition=2nd|location=New York|oclc=55018950}}</ref><ref name= nyt1>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/nyregion/sometimes-the-grave-is-a-fine-and-public-place.html|title=Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place| newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 28, 2004}}</ref>

His solo album ''[[Don't Worry About Me]]'' was released posthumously in 2002, and features the single "[[What a Wonderful World]]", a cover of the [[Louis Armstrong]] standard. [[MTV]] News said: "With his trademark rose-colored shades, black leather jacket, shoulder-length hair, ripped jeans and alternately snarling and crooning vocals, Joey was the iconic godfather of punk."<ref name="MTV News">{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442817/20010415/story.jhtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010820020754/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442817/20010415/story.jhtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 20, 2001 |title=Punk Pioneer Joey Ramone Dead at 49 | website= MTV.com |date= April 15, 2001 |access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
On November 30, 2003, a block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.<ref name="JoeyRamonePlace">{{cite web|url=http://ramones.kauhajoki.fi/members/joeyramoneplace.html |title=Joey Ramone Place – Street Sign in New York |website= Ramones.kauhajoki.fi |access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> It is the block where Hyman once lived with bandmate [[Dee Dee Ramone]] and is near the former site of the music club [[CBGB]], where the Ramones began their career. Hyman's birthday is celebrated annually during the "Joey Ramone Birthday Bash", hosted in New York City by his brother and, until 2007, his mother, Charlotte.

In September 2010, the [[Associated Press]] reported that the "Joey Ramone Place," road sign was New York City's most stolen sign. Later, the sign was moved to {{cvt|20|ft}} above ground level. Drummer Marky Ramone thought Joey would appreciate that his sign would be the most stolen, adding "Now you have to be an [[NBA]] player to see it."<ref>{{cite news |url= http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39383380/ns/today-entertainment/?gt1=43001 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100930062212/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39383380/ns/today-entertainment/?gt1=43001 |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 30, 2010 |title= What's New York's most-stolen street sign? |work= [[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=September 27, 2010 |agency= Associated Press |access-date= July 27, 2011}}</ref>

The Ramones were named as inductees to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as part of the class of 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/ramones|title=Ramones {{!}} Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|website=www.rockhall.com|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>

In 2002 Tommy, [[C. J. Ramone|C. J.]], and [[Marky Ramone]] and Daniel Rey recorded [[Jed Davis]]' Joey Ramone tribute album, ''The Bowery Electric''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bowery Electric Crew| url= http://ramonesworld.com/bowery/index.html| publisher= RamonesWorld| access-date=April 22, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101128221558/http://ramonesworld.com/bowery/index.html|archive-date=November 28, 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref> 

After several years in development, Ramone's second posthumous album was released on May 22, 2012. Titled ''[[...Ya Know?]]'', it was preceded on [[Record Store Day]] by a 7" single re-release of "Blitzkrieg Bop"/"Havana Affair".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ramones.kauhajoki.fi/gigs/joeyramoneyaknow.html |title=Ramones: Joey Ramone'S Second Solo Album Titled ...Ya Know? |website= ramones.kauhajoki.fi |access-date=April 27, 2012}}</ref>

On April 15, 2021, the 20th anniversary of Ramone's death, it was announced that [[Pete Davidson]] would portray Ramone in the upcoming [[Netflix]] biopic, ''I Slept with Joey Ramone'' which is based on the memoir of the same name written by Ramone's brother [[Mickey Leigh]]. Leigh will serve as an executive producer. The film is being made with the full cooperation and support of Ramone's estate, with a treatment written by Davidson and director Jason Orley.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://consequence.net/2021/04/pete-davidson-joey-ramone-netflix-biopic/ |title=Pete Davidson to Play Joey Ramone in Netflix Biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone |website= consequence.net |date=April 15, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Brookfield Asset Management]] acquired a majority stake in the music-publishing rights of  Ramone for around US$10 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Steele|first=Anne|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/brookfield-bets-2-billion-on-music-in-deal-with-primary-wave-11665046802|title=Brookfield Bets $2 Billion on Music in Deal With Primary Wave|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{for|Ramones albums|Ramones discography}}

=== Solo ===
'''Album'''
* ''[[Don't Worry About Me]]'' (2002)
* ''[[...Ya Know?]]'' (2012)

'''EP'''
* ''Christmas Spirit...In My House'' (2002)
** Compilation featuring new track "[[Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)]]"
'''Singles'''
* "[[I Got You Babe]]" (1982) (Duet with [[Holly Beth Vincent]]) <small>(standalone single)</small>
* "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (Revised)" / "I Couldn't Sleep at All" (2001) <small>(standalone single)</small>
* "What a Wonderful World" (2002)
* "Rock and Roll Is the Answer" / "There's Got to Be More to Life" (2012)
'''Other appearances'''
* "The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs" for ''Caged/Uncaged''<ref>{{Citation |title=Various - Caged / Uncaged (A Rock / Experimental Homage To John Cage) |year=1993 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1959476-Various-Caged-Uncaged-A-Rock-Experimental-Homage-To-John-Cage |access-date=2023-04-25 |language=en}}</ref>

=== With Sibling Rivalry ===
'''EP'''
* ''In a Family Way'' (1994)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{allMusic}}
* {{IMDb name|0708496}}

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