![]() CJ Ramone – bass, lead vocals (July 2009 – present).attends the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event on Long Island annually and frequently fund raises for organizations that focus on autism including Autism Speaks and East End Disability Associates because his son Liam has the condition. He is now married to lawyer Denise Barton with whom he has one daughter, Mia Dove. was married to Marky Ramone's niece, Chessa, with whom he has two children, Liam and Liliana. In 1998, Los Gusanos broke up, leading to Ward's next band the Warm Jets, which released one single before changing their name due to another band with the same name as Bad Chopper, they released a single and in 2007 a self-titled album also produced by Rey. After the Ramones' retirement Ward played a few shows with the Ramainz, a Ramones tribute band formed by Dee Dee Ramone, Marky Ramone and Dee Dee's wife Barbara Zampini. They released a few singles before releasing their only album in 1997, which was worked on by Ramones producer Daniel Rey. ![]() In 1992, while still with the Ramones, he started a hard rock band named Los Gusanos. This bass was stolen when he toured Japan in February 2010.īefore the Ramones, Ward played in a heavy metal band called Guitar Pete's Axe Attack, where he appeared on two albums. It was white with a black pick guard (serial number 000CJ). Yuasa of the Filmore Company, the Mosrite copyright owner in Japan. He then used a Mosrite bass that he designed with Mr. had a custom-made Mosrite Bass made for him by Semie Mosley, white with a tortoise shell Pick guard. He would use that bass mainly the rest of his time with the Ramones. Then he finally got a vintage 1979 Fender Precision, like the basses that Dee Dee used to play. (These basses can be seen on various backstage photos.) He then bought a white American Fender Precision with a white pickguard (later switched to a black to make it look more like Dee Dee's bass guitars). He also had two cream Fender Precision basses, one with a white pickguard and another with a black. When he joined the Ramones, they gave him a black Mexican Fender Precision Bass, with a white pickguard and a maple neck and that was his main bass for the first gigs with the Ramones. played an early '70s Fender Jazz Bass and always played with his fingers (he actually explained in a 2015 interview with Fender that on his way to first meet the band, he had to stop at a music store and buy picks in order to play like Dee Dee did before him). has used Ampeg Amplification throughout his career. He played with the band until they retired on August 6, 1996.Ĭ.J. (He also shared a birthday, October 8, with bandmate Johnny Ramone.) While C.J.'s first show with the Ramones was on September 30, 1989, in Leicester, England, his official debut with the band was actually three weeks earlier on September 4 of that year during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon that aired on WWOR-TV in New York. Ramone was the youngest member of the Ramones when he joined, by nine years. When the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame original Ramones drummer, Tommy Ramone, credited C.J. auditioned to replace Dee Dee that he was right, commenting that he "had the right look". Johnny Ramone says he knew immediately when C.J. joined the Ramones he was seen as a breath of fresh air into the band. In the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones it is stated that when C.J. sang many well-known Ramones songs and gave the band a younger image. Ward replaced original band member Dee Dee Ramone, though Dee Dee continued to write songs for the group. Was released in November (USA) and December (Europe) 2014. CJ Ramone released the album Reconquista on June 29, 2012, and his album Last Chance To Dance He also played in Guitar Pete's Axe Attack, Los Gusanos, Bad Chopper. He was a fan of the Ramones, particularly of Dee Dee Ramone, before joining the band, and later played with him in a band called the Remains or the Ramainz, which was formed by Dee Dee Ramone, Marky Ramone and Dee Dee's wife, Barbara Zampini (Barbara Ramone). Prior to joining the Ramones, Ward served in the United States Marine Corps. Cyril and Methodius School and graduated from Deer Park High School in 1983. Ward was born in Queens, New York City, though he lived in Deer Park, New York for most of his early life.
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