Bassist for the trailblazing punk outfit the Ramones, Dee Dee Ramone was the band’s bedrock not only when it came to providing a fast and ferocious rhythm, but also where hit-making was concerned. He ...

In 1982, music business mogul Seymour Stein — the co-founder of Sire Records — was at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side, recuperating from a heart operation, when he listened to a demo by a ...

Before you knew it a Ramones song came and went as fast as Dee Dee Ramone’s famous 1-2-3-4 countdown signal. Known for their simple style, with less simplistic lyrics, The Ramones captured multiple ...

THIS IS NOT an obituary.Dee Dee Ramone doesn’t need an obituary. He already wrote the definitive one.It’s a ghoulish little novel called Chelsea Horror Hotel, published last year, in which Dee Dee ...

Dee Dee Ramone, bassist and founding member of seminal punk group the Ramones, died Wednesday night at his Los Angeles home. The L.A. County Corroner’s Office is investigating the death as a possible ...

He lived as fast as he played, but he was too tough to die young. Until he apparently overdosed accidentally at his Hollywood home Wednesday night, Dee Dee Ramone was a consummate survivalist who ...

Modern rock and roll has lost another of its founding fathers. Just a year after the passing of Joey and three months after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Dee Dee Ramone has left ...

RR Auction's Marvels of Modern Music sale is set to captivate music enthusiasts with an impressive collection of music memorabilia hitting the auction block.