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5 unusual facts about Joey Ramone


Daryl Kerrigan

Her vision was evident in the shows which were legendary in fashion lore: An empty swimming pool in the LES; the space now known as “Capitale” when it was a working bank; the roof of Gordon Bunshaft’s Lever House; on top of a flatbed truck, in the Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street when it was a parking garage – Joey Ramone attended this show to hear his music played.

Motormark

Their Ramones sampler 'Lets Go' was released on Jane’s birthday, the same day Joey Ramone died, and NME dubbed it as ‘nauseating'.

The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs

In 1993, Joey Ramone performed a version on the compilation, Caged/Uncaged - A Rock/Experimental Homage To John Cage.

Vindaloo

Joey Ramone also references chicken vindaloo when introducing the song "I Wanna Be Well" on the 1979 It's Alive album.

Virgin Radio Italia

Virgin Radio Italia is a music-based Italian radio station, which started nationwide broadcasting on 12 July 2007 at 12:00 AM (with the song What a Wonderful World by Joey Ramone).


Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale – Music from the TV Series

The US version featured only twelve tracks, while the UK version removed the tracks by Joey Ramone, Sarah McLachlan and Blur but added twelve more, making a total of 21 tracks.

Dave Wyndorf

They were managed by noted punk arbiter Eddie (Legs) McNeil and released two 45's on Salute Records - "Combat Love" b/w "Hey" in 1979 (which featured Joey Ramone and Arturo Vega on background vocals) and "Go Cruising" b/w "Way Out World" in 1981.

Loho Studios

Loho has recorded music for artists such as Ryan Adams, Blues Traveler, Rosanne Cash, The Heroine Sheiks, The Everly Brothers, Art Garfunkel, John Mayer, O.A.R., Lindsay Lohan, Joan Jett, Gina Gershon, Yo La Tengo, Billy Squier, Patti Smith, Phish, Joey Ramone and a host of many more, both mainstream and independent artists.

Original Fire

It featured the band playing with images of figures that are inspirational to the band, such as Johnny Cash, Martin Luther King Jr., Che Guevara, Chuck D, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Wendy O. Williams, Peter Tosh, Jello Biafra, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Jim Morrison, the Million Man March, Andy Warhol, Ozzy Osbourne, Janis Joplin, Joey Ramone, Randy Rhoads, Malcolm X, Glenn Danzig, Iggy Pop and Nelson Mandela.

Youth Gone Mad

At one time or another, the ranks included future Cults singer Madeline Follin and Dee Dee Ramone and Joey Ramone from the Ramones.


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Floyd Vivino

Also, Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone could often be seen wearing an Uncle Floyd Show T-shirt in pictures of the band, while Joey Ramone often wore an Uncle Floyd Show button on his leather jacket.