IN 1974 A GROUP OF NEW YORK CITY MUSICIANS FOUNDED THE NOW ICONIC PUNK ROCK OUTFIT, THE RAMONES. FOUNDING MEMBER JEFFREY ROSS HYMAN FIRST SAT BEHIND THE DRUM KIT, BUT SOON FOUND HIMSELF ON THE LEAD MIC AS FRONT MAN AND WE KNOW HIM BY HIS STAGE NAME, JOEY RAMONE. HE WAS SIGNATURE PUNK FROM HEAD TO TOE! THE PIONEERING ROCKER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOMA IN 1996, THE SAME YEAR THE RAMONES SPLIT. JOEY KEPT HIS CANCER BATTLE QUIET TIL MARCH OF 2001, LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE HE PASSED JUST BEFORE HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY. I DON’T REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THE RAMONES, BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT I INSTANTLY LOVED THEIR REBELLIOUS SOUND AND FRENETIC ENERGY. THE LANKY RAMONES FRONTMAN’S SIGNATURE STYLE WITH THE LONG DARK HAIR, TORN UP JEANS, BLACK LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET, AND ROSE COLORED SHADES JUST SEEMED RIGHT AND TODAY WE PAY RESPECT TO THE MAN WHO HAS BEEN DUBBED BY MANY AS THE ICONIC GODFATHER OF PUNK, 23 YEARS GONE…JOEY RAMONE. WHEN I AM FEELING A BIT STRESSED AND NEED SOME RELIEF, I PLAY THE SINGLE THAT BEGS FOR RELIEF IN AN ABSOLUTE ROCKSTAR WAY…”I WANNA BE SEDATED” A LEGENDARY RAMONES SONG THAT JOEY WROTE…IT’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X IN THE 5 O CLOCK FREAK OUT!
