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Dee Dee Ramone

1951 - 2002

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Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he was the most prolific lyricist and composer, writing many of their best-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Chinese Rock", "Commando", "Wart Hog", "Rockaway Beach", "Poison Heart" and "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" (also known as "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down"). The latter won the New York Music Award for best independent single of the year in 1986, while Animal Boy, which the song is from, won for best album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dee Dee Ramone is the 564th most popular musician (down from 444th in 2019), the 3,279th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,385th in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 564 out of 3,175. Before him are Erroll Garner, Jørgen Ingmann, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Rick Astley, Rachid Taha, and Bud Powell. After him are Scott Bradley, Thom Yorke, Rita Lee, Dan McCafferty, David Marks, and Elisabeth Leonskaja.

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Among people born in 1951, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 149. Before him are K. K. Downing, Salih Muslim, Choei Sato, Bill Viola, Sally Ride, and Walter de Silva. After him are Muhammed Faris, Ubol Ratana, Tommy Bolin, Geir Haarde, Viviane Reding, and Doug Collins. Among people deceased in 2002, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 102. Before him are Spyros Kyprianou, Joseph Luns, Michail Stasinopoulos, Karel Reisz, J. Lee Thompson, and Daniel Gélin. After him are Lionel Hampton, Michel Henry, Nikolai Amosov, Inge Morath, Waylon Jennings, and Andre DeToth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 3,279 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Matthews (1942), Bud Powell (1924), Henry Flagler (1830), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), Robert Rossen (1908), and Mos Def (1973). After him are Kevin Peter Hall (1955), Scott Bradley (1891), Bob Dole (1923), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), Ken Mattingly (1936), and Frank Serpico (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dee Dee Ramone ranks 169. Before him are Lead Belly (1888), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Nikki Sixx (1958), Erroll Garner (1923), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), and Bud Powell (1924). After him are Scott Bradley (1891), David Marks (1948), Peter Cetera (1944), Tommy Bolin (1951), Steven Van Zandt (1950), and Grace Slick (1939).

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