The "primal" frontwoman that Joey Ramone loved

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It’s hard to believe, but a week from next Tuesday on April 15, marks the 24th anniversary of the death of Joey Ramone.I was lucky enough to meet him and the other Ramones in 1993 at a book signing for Jim Bessman’s book, Ramones: An American Band. A few years later I would interview Marky Ramone for the first glossy issue of fishwrap.I’ve been a Ramones fan since 1976 when their first album came out. I was a senior in high school and from the s…

The "primal" frontwoman that Joey Ramone loved

Joey Ramone always looked for individualism in the music that he listened to, which is why he was such a big fan of this frontwoman.