Tommy Ramone-(The Ramones)

Thomas Erdelyi (born Tamás Erdélyi; January 29, 1949 – July 11, 2014), known professionally as Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian-American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He was the drummer for the influential punk rock band the Ramones for the first four years of the band's existence and was the longest-surviving original member of the Ramones. 

Tommy Ramone died at his home in Ridgewood, Queens, New York on July 11, 2014, aged 65. He had received hospice care following unsuccessful treatment for bile duct cancer.

In The Independent, Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith wrote that "before Tommy left the line-up, the Ramones had already become one of the most influential punk bands of the day, playing at the infamous CBGB's in the Bowery area of New York and touring for each album incessantly." In response to Ramone's death, the band's official Twitter account had been tweeting previous quotes from band members, including his own 1976 comment that New York was the "perfect place to grow up neurotic". He added: "One of the reasons that the Ramones were so unique and original was that they were four original, unique people."

Writing in Variety, Cristopher Morris said: "Tommy's driving, high-energy drum work was the turbine that powered the leather-clad foursome's loud, antic sound."

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The Ramones

Johnny Ramone (John William Cummings)
Born: 8 October 1948-15 September 2004

Tommy Ramone-(Thomas Erdelyi)
Born: 29 January 1949-11 July 2014

Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman)
Born: 19 May 1951-15 April 2001

Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin)
Born: 18 September 1951-5 June 2002

Marky Ramone (Marc Steven Bell)
Born: 15 July 1952

Elvis Ramone  (Clement Burke)
24 November 1954

Richie Ramone (Richard Reinhardt)
Born 11 August 1957

C. J. Ramone (Christopher Joseph Ward)
8 October 1965