Old School Bohemians

JOEY RAMONE

NAME: Joey Ramone, born as Jeffrey Ross Hyman

OCCUPATION: singer and songwriter

HOMETOWN: Queens, New York

YEARS IN NEW YORK: 49

KNOWN IN NEW YORK BECAUSE…: His position as frontman for one of the most notorious punk bands of the 70s boosted his status to a countercultural icon. Also because of his tall, lanky body, long black hair, converse and sunglasses.

THE SCENE: CBGB’s with Blondie and the gang. The Ramones were said to have revolutionized rock and roll as one of the first punk rock bands. 

WHY WE LOVE HIM: Three chord rock songs. Dressing like a goth, punk rock hoodlum. “I Wanna Be Sedated.”

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