Welcome to The First CJ RAMONE Myspace Fansite (NOT THE REAL CJ RAMONE). Christopher Joseph Ward (born October 8, 1965), better known as "C.J. Ramone", is an American musician known as the bassist for punk rock group The Ramones from 1989 to 1996.Christopher J. Ward was born in Queens, New York, though lived in Deer Park, New York for most of his young life.He attended Ss. Cyril and Methodius School and graduated in 1979.Prior to joining the Ramones, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He was Ramones fan before he joined the band; especially a big Dee Dee Ramone fan, and has since 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). He also played with Axe, Los Gusanos and is currently playing in Bad Chopper.Ward replaced original band-member Dee Dee Ramone, though Dee Dee continued to write songs for the group. C.J.sang many well-known Ramones songs, and gave The Ramones a young image. In the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones it states that when CJ joined the Ramones he was seen as a breath of fresh air into the band. Johnny Ramone says he knew immediately when C.J.auditioned to replace Dee Dee that he was right, commenting that he "had the right look When the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame original Ramones drummer, Tommy Ramone, credited C.J. with "keeping the band young". C.J.also had the idea for the band to cover Tom Waits' "I Don't Want to Grow Up" on the album ¡Adios Amigos!.C.J. Ramone was the youngest member when he joined, by 9 years. His first show with The Ramones was on September 30, 1989, in Leicester, England, and he played with the band until they retired on August 6, 1996........................................................
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