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John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by his stage name Johnny Ramone, was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being the guitarist for the punk rock band the Ramones. He was a founding member of the band, and remained a member throughout the band's entire career. He died from prostate cancer on September 15, 2004. In 2003, he appeared on ''Times "10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players". That same year, he was number 16 on the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list in ''Rolling Stone''. ==Career== Johnny Ramone was born John Cummings in Queens as the only child of a construction worker, of Irish descent.〔http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/johnnys-last-stand-20040916〕 He was raised in the Forest Hills, Queens neighborhood of New York City, where he grew up absorbing rock music.〔Silverman, Stephen M. ("Punk Rock Legend Johnny Ramone Dies at 55" ), ''People'', September 16, 2004. Accessed June 2, 2009. "Johnny Ramone, 55, was born John Cummings and grew up in Forest Hills, N.Y., soaking up rock in the 1960s but then moving to an edgier sound."〕 As a teenager, Johnny played in a band called the Tangerine Puppets alongside future Ramones drummer Tamás Erdélyi (better known as Tommy Ramone). As a teenager, he was known as a "greaser," though he was later described as a tie-dye-wearing Stooges fan. He was a lifelong New York Yankees fan. He also worked as a plumber with his father before the Ramones became successful, and at one point attended military school〔Melnick, Monte A. and Frank Meyer, "On the Road with The Ramones: Updated Edition," 2007, Bobcat Books, p.41-43〕 and briefly attended college in Florida. He met future bandmate Douglas Colvin, later to become Dee Dee Ramone, in the early 1970s while delivering dry cleaning. They would eat lunch together and discuss their mutual love of bands like the Stooges and MC5. Together they went to Manny's Music in New York City in January 1974, where Johnny bought a used blue Mosrite Ventures II for $54 and change. On the same trip, Dee Dee bought a Danelectro bass. They collaborated with future bandmate Jeffrey Hyman, later to become Joey Ramone and formed the Ramones, with the almost-unknown Richie Stern on bass, who left after a few rehearsals. Tommy Erdelyi, later Tommy Ramone joined the band in the summer of that year, after public auditions failed to produce a satisfactory drummer. Johnny was responsible for initiating one of the major sources of animosity within the band when he began dating and later married Linda Daniele, who had previously dated Joey. She then became Linda Ramone. Allegedly, this incident prompted Joey to write songs like, "The KKK Took My Baby Away", and, "She Belongs To Me", although it has been speculated that the song was actually written before the founding of the Ramones in 1974. Though the band remained together for years after this incident, relations between Johnny and Joey remained strained.〔()〕 Years later, when Joey was in the hospital dying of cancer, Johnny refused to telephone him. He later discussed this incident in the film ''End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones'', saying an attempt at such a reunion would have been futile. He did add that he was depressed for a week after Joey's death, and when pressed, acknowledged that this was because of the bond forged by the band. In their road manager Monte Melnick's book about his time with the Ramones, Johnny is quoted as having said "I'm not doing anything without him. I felt that was it. He was my partner. Me and him. I miss that." Alongside his music career, Johnny appeared in nearly a dozen films (including ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'') and documentaries. He also made television appearances on such shows as ''The Simpsons'' (1F01 "Rosebud", 1993) and ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' (Episode 5 "Bobcat").〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johnny Ramone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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