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Dee Dee Ramone

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1951  – June 5, 2002) was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones. Though nearly all of the Ramones' songs were credited equally to all the band members, Dee Dee was the band's second most prolific lyricist and songwriter, writing many of the band's most well-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Commando", "Rockaway Beach" and "Poison Heart". He was initially the band's lead vocalist, though his (then) inability to sing and play bass at the same time resulted in original drummer Joey Ramone taking over the lead vocalist duties. Dee Dee would serve as the band's bassist and songwriter from 1974 through 1989, when he left to pursue a short-lived career in hip hop music under the name Dee Dee King. He soon returned to his punk roots and released three solo albums featuring brand new songs, many of which were later recorded by the Ramones. He toured the world playing his new songs, Ramones songs and some old favorites in small clubs, and continued to write songs for the Ramones until 1996, when the band officially retired. Dee Dee struggled with drug addiction for much of his life, particularly heroin. He began using drugs as a teenager, and continued to use for the majority of his adult life. He appeared to clean up his act in the early 1990s but began using heroin again some time later. He died from a heroin overdose in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dee Dee Ramone, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Born

Fort Lee, Virginia, USA on 18th September 1951

Died

5th June 2002

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Rock 'n' Roll High School Image
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke Image
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones Image
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
Self
The Blank Generation Image
The Blank Generation
Self
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies Image
Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
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Night Lunch Image
Night Lunch
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Bikini Bandits Image
Bikini Bandits
The Pope
25 Years of Punk Image
25 Years of Punk
Self
The Troma System Image
The Troma System
Himself
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Ramones: Punk 'N' Rock 'N' Roll
Bass
Ramones: We're Outta Here! Image
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
Himself
What About Me Image
What About Me
Dougie
Ramones: Raw Image
Ramones: Raw
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Hey! Is Dee Dee Home? Image
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie Image
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
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It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline Image
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
Himself
Ramones: The True Story Image
Ramones: The True Story
Self (Archival Footage)
Lifestyles of the Ramones Image
Lifestyles of the Ramones
Self
Ramones: It's Alive - The Rainbow Image
Ramones: It's Alive - The Rainbow
Ramones - Live at US Festival Image
Ramones - Live at US Festival
Bass, Backing Vocals
Blitzkrieg Bop! Image
Blitzkrieg Bop!
Ramones: Videobiography Image
Ramones: Videobiography
The Ramones: It's Alive (1974-1996) Image
The Ramones: It's Alive (1974-1996)
Dee Dee Ramone
Ramones: Live at Musikladen Image
Ramones: Live at Musikladen
Punking Out Image
Punking Out
Himself
I Ramones Image
I Ramones
Himself
Ramones - Live at Winterland Image
Ramones - Live at Winterland
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Target Video Underground Forces, Vol. 2
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