Dee Dee Ramone

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002) was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter 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 band's second most prolific lyricist and songwriter, writing many of the band's most well-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Commando", "Rockaway Beach" and "Poison Heart". He was initially the band's lead vocalist, though his (then) inability to sing and play bass at the same time resulted in original drummer Joey Ramone taking over the lead vocalist duties. Dee Dee would serve as the band's bassist and songwriter from 1974 through 1989, when he left to pursue a short-lived career in hip hop music under the name Dee Dee King. He soon returned to his punk roots and released three solo albums featuring brand new songs, many of which were later recorded by the Ramones. He toured the world playing his new songs, Ramones songs and some old favorites in small clubs, and continued to write songs for the Ramones until 1996, when the band officially retired. Dee Dee struggled with drug addiction for much of his life, particularly heroin. He began using drugs as a teenager, and continued to use for the majority of his adult life. He appeared to clean up his act in the early 1990s but began using heroin again some time later. He died from a heroin overdose in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dee Dee Ramone, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: Fort Lee, Virginia, USA, 1951-09-18

Died: 2002-06-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Night Lunch	Self	50
2	1976	The Blank Generation	Self	58
3	1978	Blitzkrieg Bop!		0
4	1978	Ramones: Live at Musikladen		0
5	1978	Punking Out	Himself	60
6	1978	Ramones - Live at Winterland		80
7	1979	Ramones: It's Alive - The Rainbow		90
8	1979	Rock 'n' Roll High School	Self	63
9	1980	I Ramones	Himself	70
10	1981	Target Video Underground Forces, Vol. 2	Himself	0
11	1982	Ramones - Live at US Festival	Bass, Backing Vocals	0
12	1990	Lifestyles of the Ramones	Self	55
13	1992	1991: The Year Punk Broke	Self	67
14	1993	The Troma System	Himself	0
15	1993	What About Me	Dougie	43
16	1993	Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies	Self	67
17	2001	25 Years of Punk	Self	60
18	2001	Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie	Self	60
19	2002	Bikini Bandits	The Pope	37
20	2003	End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones	Self	76
21	2003	Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?		56
22	2004	Ramones: Raw	Himself	63
23	2004	Ramones: We're Outta Here!	Himself	0
24	2005	Ramones: The True Story	Self (Archival Footage)	20
25	2007	Ramones: Videobiography		0
26	2007	The Ramones: It's Alive (1974-1996)	Dee Dee Ramone	80
27	2012	Ramones: Punk 'N' Rock 'N' Roll	Bass	0
28	2014	It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline	Himself	0

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