Ramones consists of Dee Dee, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Tommy Ramone.
The Ramones was one of the earliest American punk rock bands, and are widely considered the most influential. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in January 1974, they recorded 14 studio albums and toured intensively before they split up in 1996. They led the New York punk movement and are often credited with forming the musical foundation of punk.
The original band members all adopted Ramone as a surname, although they were not actually brothers. Later band members also adopted the name. They got the name from Paul McCartney, who supposedly used the alias "Paul Ramon" to check into hotels.
The original band members were: Joey Ramone ( May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001) (real name Jeffrey Leigh) ( vocals) Johnny Ramone ( October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004) (real name John Cummings) ( guitar) Dee Dee Ramone ( September 18, 1952 – June 5, 2002) (real name Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( bass guitar) (1974–1989) Tommy Ramone ( January 29, 1952) (real name Thomas Erdelyi) ( drums) (1974–1978)
Later band members: Marky Ramone ( July 15, 1956) (real name Marc Bell) (Later replaced Tommy and Elvis on drums) (1978–1983, 1987–1996) Richie Ramone ( August 11, 1957) (real name Richard Reinhardt) (Later replaced Marky on drums) (1983–1987) Elvis Ramone ( November 24, 1955) (real name Clem Burke) (Later replaced Richie on drums) (Two gigs in 1987) C.J. Ramone ( October 8, 1965) (real name Christopher John Ward) (Later replaced Dee Dee on bass) (1989–1996)