Tommy Ramone, last of The Ramones, is no more

Tommy Ramone, co-founder of the seminal punk band The Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, died on Friday. The band influenced a generation of rockers and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

A business associate says Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band

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The Ramones

and the last surviving member of the original group, has died.

Dave Frey, who works for Ramones Productions and Silent Partner Management, says Ramone's wife called to tell him he died on Friday. He didn't have additional details early Saturday. Ramone was 62.



Tommy Ramone, a drummer, co-founded the Ramones in 1974 in New York along with singer Joey Ramone, bassist DeeDee Ramone and guitarist Johnny Ramone. All four band members had different last names, but took the common name Ramone.



The band influenced a generation of rockers, and their hit songs I wanna be sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop among others, earned them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.