The Ramones will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it was announced last week and the New York punkers and their pals will be celebrating this year’s 50th anniversary of the band’s debut album.
The Ramones were announced as part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2027 in the category of recording, selected by The Walk of Fame Selection Committee and ratified by The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.
“This band stripped Rock & Roll down to its bones,” said Sheila E during the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2027 announcement. “Fast, loud, and full of raw energy: the Ramones.”
Find more details at walkoffame.com, and stay tuned for the date of the Ramones’ star ceremony.
Also coming up in Hollywood is The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute, presented by Ramones Productions, Inc. and Hollywood Forever.
Taking place the evening of Aug. 30th at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, this special edition of an annual Los Angeles tradition will serve as the first milestone celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramones’ self-titled, debut album.
Hosted by John Travolta, the concert will include the inaugural live performance from Cretin Family – a supergroup featuring Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Travis Barker (Blink-182), CJ Ramone (Ramones) and special surprise guests playing a set of Ramones songs – as well as a double feature screening of the 50th Anniversary Deluxe edition of “Carrie,” and John Travolta’s new film, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.” Shepard Fairey will present a Guest DJ set, with proceeds from the event supporting David Agus MD Cancer Research at Ellison Institute.
With the release of “Ramones” in 1976, the Ramones ignited the punk rock revolution. Fast, loud and relentless, Joey Ramone (vocals), Johnny Ramone (guitar), Dee Dee Ramone (bass) and Tommy Ramone (drums) cut through the era’s excess with a brash attitude and a set of songs – “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Judy is a Punk” and a dozen other short, combustible, stripped-down but groundbreaking blasts – that were like nothing else at the time.
Over the years, various musicians have sat in with the Ramones, most notably including the late Clem Burke of Blondie fame, who was known as “Elvis” Ramone.
The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute arrives at the center of a series of year-long festivities to honor not only the record’s generational legacy, but the birth of a genre and the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ enduring impact on this global grassroots movement.
Ahead of The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute, Rhino released a limited edition, first-time picture disc pressing of Ramones and will release a 2-LP colored edition of the Ramones’ “Live at The Roxy, 8/12/76” as part of its Spirit of ’76 campaign.
Journey through 50 years of the Ramones in the playlist of 50 defining songs here:
Check out US Rocker coverage of the Ramones and Ramones events here.
