![]() ![]() He also had two cream Fender Precision basses, one with a white pickguard and another with a black. ![]() When he joined the Ramones, they gave him a black Mexican Fender Precision Bass, with a white pickguard and a maple neck and that was his main bass for the first gigs with the Ramones. Prior to joining the Ramones, Ward played an early '70s Fender Jazz Bass and always played with his fingers (he actually explained in a 2015 interview with Fender that on his way to first meet the band, he had to stop at a music store and buy picks in order to play like Dee Dee did before him). However, he has since switched to Fender Bassman amps, stating that the Ampeg amps had "substantial historical value" and he wished to preserve them. ![]() Ward used Ampeg SVT amplifiers for most of his career, having inherited several amps from Dee Dee Ramone. JSTOR ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. Ward played with the band until they disbanded on August 6, 1996. While Ward's first live show with the Ramones was on September 30, 1989, in Leicester, England, his official debut with the band was actually three weeks earlier on September 4 during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon that aired on WWOR-TV in New York. He also shared a birthday, October 8, with bandmate Johnny Ramone. Ward was the youngest member of the Ramones when he joined, by nine years. When the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame original Ramones drummer, Tommy Ramone, credited Ward with "keeping the band young". Johnny Ramone says he knew immediately when Ward auditioned to replace Dee Dee that he was right, commenting that he "had the right look". In the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones it is stated that when Ward joined the Ramones he was seen as a breath of fresh air into the band. Ward sang many well-known Ramones songs and gave the band a younger image. He eventually learned to adapt by lowering his bass down to his kneecap and wearing sweatbands. Adjusting to the Ramones' play style was one of the biggest challenges he had, as Ward was originally a finger-playing bassist as opposed to Dee Dee's signature downpicking technique. ![]() After being discharged from the Marines and learning 40 Ramones songs in five weeks, Ward played his first live show with the band on September 30, 1989. Ward went to the audition with the sole purpose of jamming with the Ramones he was not "nervous or intimidated" as he had no intention of getting the job but much to his surprise, he did. Ward replaced original band member Dee Dee Ramone, though Dee Dee continued to write songs for the band. American Beauty was released on March 17, 2017, in the United States. Ward released the album Reconquista on June 29, 2012, and his album Last Chance to Dance was released in November (United States) and December (Europe) 2014. He also played in Guitar Pete's Axe Attack, Los Gusanos, Bad Chopper. He was a fan of the Ramones, particularly of Dee Dee Ramone, before joining the band, and later played with him in a band called the Ramainz, which was formed by Dee Dee Ramone, Marky Ramone and Dee Dee's wife, Barbara Zampini. Prior to joining the Ramones, Ward served in the United States Marine Corps but lost the title of Marine due to going absent without leave and discharged. Cyril and Methodius School and graduated from Deer Park High School in 1983. He is one of the four surviving members of the Ramones, along with three of their drummers, Marky Ramone, Richie Ramone, and Elvis Ramone.Ĭhristopher Joseph Ward was born in Queens, New York City, but lived in Deer Park, New York for most of his early life. Ramone, is an American musician best known for working as the bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the punk rock group the Ramones from 1989 to 1996. Christopher Joseph Ward (born October 8, 1965), better known as C. ![]()
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