The Ramones’ Pioneering Punk Rock
(The Ramones were honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. The original version of the following tribute ran in the 53rd GRAMMY Awards program book that year. The last original founding member of the Ramones, Tommy Ramone died July 11 at the age of 62.)Being head of Sire Records, which turns 45 in 2011, I was responsible for all artists, and…
