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Dee Dee Ramone
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American bassist (1951–2002)
Film & TV
Fort Lee, Virginia, USA
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…
Known for
- It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline — Himself2014
- The Ramones: It's Alive (1974-1996) — Self2007
- Ramones: Videobiography2007
- Ramones: The True Story — Self (Archival Footage)2005
- Ramones: Raw — Self2004
- Ramones: We're Outta Here! — Self2004
- End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones — Self2003
- Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?2003
- Bikini Bandits — The Pope2002
- Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie — Self2001
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Dee Dee King
- Born
- Douglas Glenn Colvin , ( 1951-09-18 ) September 18, 1951, Fort Lee , Virginia, U.S.
- Died
- June 5, 2002 (2002-06-05) (aged 50), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Genres
- Punk rock hip hop
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Bass vocals guitar
- Years active
- 1966–2002
- Formerly of
- Ramones , Murder Junkies
- Website
- deedeeramone .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Lee
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.deedeeramone.com
- Image
- Dee Dee Ramone.jpg
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- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- Commons category
- Dee Dee Ramone
- date of birth
- 1952-01-01
- date of death
- 2002-06-05
- member of
- Ramones
- manner of death
- accidental death
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- pseudonym
- Dee Dee King
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- birth name
- Douglas Glenn Colvin
- end of work period
- 1989-00-00
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Douglas Colvin
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Encyclopedic overview
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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").
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