Neither earlier, nor later, than the first public statement notorious Ramones on one of parties on March, 30th, 1974 has taken place. At that time the group showed a trio in which structure were bass player Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin, 18.09.1952), drummer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman, 19.05.1952) and guitarist Johnny Ramone (John William Cummings, 8.10.1951). But after two months their undersized manager Tommy Erdelyi (29.01. 1952) itself has sat down for drums having put Joey to a microphone, and at the same time having replaced a surname on Ramone. The origin of surname Ramone isn't so casual. On the one hand there was a certain Paul McCartney's experience which in early years, playing a bass guitar in a command then still The Silver Beatles pseudonym Paul Ramone took called to itself. On the other hand, the choice of this worthy surname was affected by that fact that in New York (native land Ramones) sickly Samaritans wildly feared youth Latin gangs. And surname Ramone was the same embodiment latin, as Frits — fascist aggressors. Already one this name should arouse fear in the inhabitant. Three from the future participants. Ramones played to one school group

In November, 1975 the group has got under guardianship of the manager by name of Danny Fields. The name tells it about much — this person has opened to world The Stooges with Iggi the Priest, ÌÑ5, and also it is a lot of managed for Lu
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