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Johnny Ramone
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John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was a guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was a founding member of the band, and remained a member throughout the band's entire career. In 2003, he appeared as #16 on the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list in Rolling Stone and on Time's "10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players. On September 15, 2004, Johnny Ramone died in his Los Angeles home at age 55 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Many of his friends and musical contemporaries came to pay their respects. After his death, his remains were cremated. A cenotaph was built in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, near the gravesite of former bandmate Dee Dee Ramone, who died of a heroin overdose in 2002. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Viva Las Vegas
2,8382Good Rockin' Tonight
8123Jump in the Fire
3114Jump In The Fire feat. Dee Dee Ramone
935Negative Creep feat. Dee Dee Ramone
926Cherry Bomb feat. Marky Ramone, Cherry Currie (The Runaways), Wayne Krammer (MC5)
647Viva Las Vegas (Instrumental)
558Last Interview
499Viva Las Vegas (Instrumental) feat. Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey Slim Jim Phantom
4710Viva Las Vegas (Instrumental) feat. Johnny Ramone, Danny B. Harvey & Slim Jim Phantom
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