Eleven years after he lost his battle with lymphoma, Joey Ramone and his music are still fresh in our minds.
Culled from a cache of demos and unreleased tunes, 11 "new" tracks from Ramone will be released sometime later this spring. The first tune to see the light of day from the collection — which is titled …Ya Know? — is called "Rock 'N' Roll Is The Answer," which is streaming below and will be released as a single for Record Store Day on April 21.
Overdubs for the album have been provided by Joan Jett, Steven Van Zandt from the E Street Band, Richie Ramone and members of Cheap Trick.
…Ya Know? is tentatively expected in May.
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