Richie Ramone
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Reinhardt |
| Also known as | Richie Ramone |
| Born |
August 11, 1957 Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Sire, DC-Jam Records |
| Associated acts | Ramones |
| Website | richieramone.com |
Richie Ramone (born Richard Reinhardt, August 11, 1957) is an American drummer best known for being the drummer for the iconic punk band the Ramones, from February 1983 until August 1987. He was the only Ramones drummer to be credited as the sole composer and writer of 6 Ramones songs, and as of 2017, he is one of the three surviving members of the band (the others being Marky Ramone and C.J. Ramone).
Reinhardt joined the Ramones in February 1983 before the release of Subterranean Jungle, and appears in two music videos from that album, although he did not play on the record itself. In his first months with the group he broke the tradition of adopting the Ramones surname and instead performed under the stage name Richie Beau. However, by the time of his first recordings with the band he had switched to the name Richie Ramone. He played on the Ramones albums Too Tough to Die, Animal Boy and Halfway to Sanity and appears on their compilation albums Greatest Hits, Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits and Weird Tales of the Ramones, and on the Ramones live DVD It's Alive 1974-1996. He penned the Ramones' hit song "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" which is included on the album Ramones Mania, the first Ramones album to go gold, as well as "Smash You", "Humankind", "I'm Not Jesus", "I Know Better Now" and "(You) Can't Say Anything Nice". Richie's songs "I'm Not Jesus" and "Somebody Put Something in my Drink" have been covered by new generations of bands worldwide, particularly metal bands like Children of Bodom and Behemoth.
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