The Ramones&#39; rock dies at 55
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Joey was the voice and the most recognizable face of the Ramones -- the first, the most influential and arguably the best of America&#39;s punk-rock bands -- and bassist Dee Dee was its strongest songwriter and most genuine street tough.
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Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. He was the group's last surviving member. Peter Lawford...
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Hilly Kristal, the founder of the punk rock club CBGB which discovered The Ramones and Patti Smith, dies.
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Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone lost a five-year fight with cancer on Wednesday. He died in his sleep, surrounded by a roomful of family and friends in his Los Angeles home.
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Legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield has died at the age of 82, after spending several weeks in coma. The performer died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after undergoing a heart valve replacement operation in August.
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Doors manager Danny Sugerman, who  befriended the members of the legendary Los Angeles rock band  as a youngster and spent the rest of his life tending to its  legacy, has died after a battle with lung cancer, associates  said on Thursday. He was 50.
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A bronze statue honoring late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone was unveiled before hundreds of celebrities and cheering fans at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Hey! Ho! Let's Go! ... to the Ramones anniversary party. On Sept. 12, the punk band will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Calif. The previously announced "very special guest band" will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, concert producer Arturo Vega told The Associated Press Thursday.
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Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced.
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Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday.
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Veteran stage, movie and television actor and singer Howard Keel has died of colon cancer at his California home. He was 85. His most lucrative stint was on television&#39;s &quot;Dallas
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True rock &#39;n&#39; roll only lands on mainstream airwaves these days when someone dies. And bop-rock pioneers the Ramones have had their share of radio spurts in recent years.
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LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones" that influenced a generation of rockers, has died. He was 55...
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Rock legend Elvis Presley&#39;s concert announcer, Al Dvorin, the man who is credited with the famous catch phrase, &#39;Elvis has left the building&#39; died in a car crash in California.
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five joined Patti Smith, the Ronettes, Van Halen and R.E.M. as inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Danny Sugerman, manager of rock band The Doors, dies aged 50 in Los Angeles after battling lung cancer.
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LOS ANGELES  - During an altercation in April, rocker Courtney Love was playing with fire -- literally. The 40-year-old performer became violent at the home of her ex-boyfriend Jim Barber in April