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Ramones
The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of the first bands of the genre. Although they never achieved significant commercial success during their existence, the band is seen today as highly influential in punk culture.
Henry Rollins
American musician
Joey Ramone
American punk rock singer (1951–2001)
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)
Hillel Slovak
Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician, best known as an early guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he recorded two albums. His guitar work was rooted in funk and hard rock, and he often experimented with other genres, including reggae and speed metal. He is considered to have been a major influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' early sound.
Malcolm McLaren
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946–2010)
Pat Smear
American musician and actor
Mick Jones
British musician and singer (born 1955)
Carrie Brownstein
American musician and actress
Jack Irons
American drummer
Richard Hell
American musician (born 1949)
Jonathan Richman
American musician
Nancy Spungen
American girlfriend of Sid Vicious
Aviv Geffen
Israeli musician
Nick Valensi
American musician, songwriter and guitarist
Chris Stein
American guitarist
Joe Trohman
American guitarist
Buzz Osborne
American musician
Fat Mike
American musician
Brett Gurewitz
American guitarist and record producer
Chuck Mosley
American musician (1959–2017)
Keith Morris
American singer
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist (1951–2021)
Eric Melvin
American punk musician
Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
Janet Weiss
American drummer
Gabe Saporta
Uruguayan-American singer
Genya Ravan
American rock singer and producer
Alan Vega
American singer (1938–2016)
Jesse Malin
American musician
Ariel Rechtshaid
American record producer
Hilly Kristal
American club owner and musician (1931–2007)
MewithoutYou
MewithoutYou, usually stylized as mewithoutYou, was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzotta (drums). The band's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar.
Mark Mendoza
American bassist
Tuli Kupferberg
American poet, author, cartoonist and publisher (1923–2010)
Jeff Rosenstock
American punk rock musician (born 1982)
Danny Fields
American music manager, publicist, journalist and author
Vi Subversa
British musician (1935-2016)
Jesse Michaels
songwriter, vocalist, musician, artist
Mickey Leigh
American musician and author
Sandy Pearlman
American music producer (1943–2016)
Richard Manitoba
American punk rock vocalist
Vivien Goldman
British journalist and singer
Alan Myers
American drummer
Max Bemis
American singer
Phranc
Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb; August 28, 1957), is an American singer-songwriter whose career began playing in several bands in the late 1970s Los Angeles punk rock scene. Her musical style later shifted during the 1980s as a solo artist, into a self-proclaimed "All-American Jewish lesbian folksinger."
Rami Fortis
Israeli rock singer
Brace Belden
American leftist and YPG volunteer
Dave Dictor
American musician