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Dee Dee Ramone

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born

September 18, 1951 in Fort Lee, Virginia, The United States

died

June 05, 2002

gender

male

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Music

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Dee Dee Ramone, born Douglas Glenn Colvin was a German-American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member 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 group's most prolific lyricist and songwriter, penning songs such as "53rd & 3rd", "Commando", "Rockaway Beach" and "Poison Heart". He was the bass guitarist for the group from their formation in 1974 through 1989, although at first he wanted to play the guitar. He then left to pursue a short-lived career in hip hop music under the name Dee Dee King. Afterwards, he returned to his punk roots and released three little-known solo albums featuring brand new songs (many were used lat...more

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Books by Dee Dee Ramone

Average rating: 3.66 · 583 ratings · 82 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones by Dee Dee Ramone, Legs McNeil (Introduction), Veronica Kofman 3.87 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Chelsea Horror Hotel: A Novel 3.07 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Legend of a Rock Star: A Memoir: The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone 3.68 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Blitzkrieg Punk: Sopravvivere Ai Ramones by Dee Dee Ramone, Caterina Grimaldi (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Chelsea Horror Hotel : en berättelse om skräck, knark och rock'n'roll 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating: