Thomas Erdelyi, better known as Tommy Ramone, was a Hungarian-American musician who played drums for the American punk band the Ramones from 1974 to 1978, when Marky Ramone took over. He later became a producer for the Ramones and was the songwriter of the band’s most famous song, “Blitzkrieg Bop.”

Tommy Ramone passed away at his home in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, on July 11, 2014, at the age of 65. He had been receiving hospice care following unsuccessful treatment for bile duct cancer. He is interred at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York.

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