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Marky Ramone is best known for the 15 years he spent drumming for the legendary Ramones. Prior to joining the Ramones, Marky played with an array of influential musicians dating back to his high school years when he was a member of the Brooklyn based hard rock band, Dust. 

In 1976, Marky was introduced to Richard Hell. Along with Bob Quine and Ivan Julian, they formed Richard Hell & the Voidoids. The Voidoids released their groundbreaking debut album in 1977 on Sire Records, entitled Blank Generation. Shortly after the Voidoids historic U.K. tour with The Clash, Marky found himself at the bar at CBGB with Dee Dee Ramone. Dee Dee asked him if he would be interested in joining The Ramones.

The spring of 1978, Marky joined the Ramones. In a matter of weeks he was in the studio recording his first album with The Ramones entitled, Road to Ruin, which features one of the biggest Ramones songs I Wanna Be Sedated. The following year the Ramones filmed the cult classic Rock n Roll High School. Later that year, they joined forces with producer legend, Phil Spector to record End Of The Century.

Marky`s tenure with the Ramones spanned a total of 15 years. Performing over 1700 shows and more than 15 releases, including songwriting credits on both Mondo Bizarro and Adios Amigos, the bands farewell release.

In 2000, Marky reunited with long time friend Joey Ramone for Joeys solo effort Dont Worry About Me. In 2001, Marky along with his former band mates (Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy), were inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. That same year, U2s Bono presented the Ramones with the MTVs Lifetime Achievement Award.
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