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Revision as of 21:19, 24 June 2008 by Enric Naval (talk | contribs) (→Biography: adding court ruling document)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Richard Reinhardt (a.k.a Richie Beau, Richie Ramone) (born August 11 1957) is an American drummer best known for his work with the punk rock group the Ramones.
Biography
Before working with the Ramones he drummed with Velveteen. He joined the Ramones on February 13 1983, at a show at Utica, New York, after second drummer Marky Ramone was fired. He took part in the Subterranean Jungle tour of 1983, where he signed autographs as "Richie Beau", which was the name he went under while drumming with Velveteen.
He plays drums on the albums Too Tough to Die, Animal Boy, and Halfway to Sanity. He wrote six songs with the band - "Humankind", which appears on Too Tough to Die; "Smash You", which appears on the b-side of the "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)" single; "Somebody Put Something in My Drink", which appears on Animal Boy; "(You) Can't Say Anything Nice", which appears on the b-side of the "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" single; and "I'm Not Jesus" and "I Know Better Now", which appear on Halfway to Sanity. He sang lead vocals on "(You) Can't Say Anything Nice."
Reinhardt refused to get involved in the public bickering that shadowed some of the other members in later years. He appeared in the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, saying that he had not been considered a full band member and did not receive money from merchandise sales.
There were also artistic differences with Johnny Ramone that escalated while Reinhardt and Joey Ramone were remixing Halfway to Sanity. Reinhardt played his last show on August 12, 1987, in East Hampton, New York, after four-and-a-half years and 500 shows as a Ramone.
When he quit, the band looked for other drummers. Clem Burke (aka Elvis Ramone) filled in for two gigs. When Richie left, the band asked Marky to return (which he did).
In spite of his bitter split with the Ramones, he evidently remained on relatively good terms with Dee Dee Ramone till Dee Dee's death, as he worked on one of Dee Dee's critically lambasted hip hop recordings.
Reinhardt was invited to attend former bandmate Joey Ramone's funeral when he died on April 15 2001 from cancer. He was reunited with Joey's brother Mickey Leigh of The Rattlers, a band he greatly admired.
On May 19, 2006, Reinhardt appeared at the 6th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash where he played drums on "Wart Hog", "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" and other Ramones songs.
On August 2007, as the featured soloist with The Pasadena POPS Orchestra, Richie Ramone will drum a 17-minute interpretation of the Leonard Bernstein classic, West Side Story, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Broadway. This represented a new career direction for Richie Ramone, who will tour through 2009 with other symphony and pops orchestras.
September 21, 2007 Richie Ramone aka Richard Reinhardt sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Apple, Inc.,RealNetworks, Inc., Taco Tunes, Inc., Ramones Productions, Inc., Estate of John Cummings (Johnny Ramone), Herzog & Strauss and Ira Herzog for copyright infringement. April 24, 2008 the lawsuit was dismissed
Albums with the Ramones
- Too Tough to Die (1984)
- Animal Boy (1986)
- Halfway to Sanity (1987)
- Smash You: Live '85 (2002)
References
- PRWEB (2007-05-29). "The Pasadena POPS Proud to Announce Richie Ramone of The Ramones Featured Artist with The Pasadena POPS". Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/arts/music/22ramo.html "A Ramones Drummer Says Hey! Ho! Let’s Sue!" Alan Feuer 2007-09-22
- http://www.palluxo.com/2008/04/24/ramones-lawsuit-against-apple-wal-mart-real-dismissed/#more-243 "Ramones Lawsuit Against Apple, Wal-Mart & Real Dismissed," 2008-04-24
- "Reinhardt v. Wal-mart Stores, Inc. et al, Filing 12". US District Court. Retrieved 2008-06-24.