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Ramone goes from punk to Uncle Monk
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Tommy Ramone and Claudia Tienan of Uncle Monk play for a small crowd at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
BY BRYAN CISLER bcisler@kansan.com
Tommy Ramone looked off the stage at the Wakarusa Festival and could only see a couple dozen fans. Life has changed a lot for the 56-yearold musician since his days as the coproducer and the former drummer of the band The Ramones, a group that helped revolutionize rock 'n' roll in the 1970s. Tommy, along with band member Claudia Tienan, has formed the band Uncle Monk. Ramone has gone away from the rock style that made his former band famous, and has turned to bluegrass. A style that Ramone said had a growing future in the music business.
"I think [bluegrass] is something people need to discover, because I think it is some of the hippest music out there," Ramone said.
Even though Uncle Monk may never have books written about it, or be listed as one of the top 100 artists of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine as The Ramones were, Tommy said he was happy to play a type of music that he loves. When Tommy was just a child, his older brother would come home with bluegrass records and it sparked Tommy's interest. It wasn't until 15 years ago, when Tommy bought a banjo, that he seriously thought about changing his style to bluegrass.
"I was having such a great time
that we started dropping the electric instruments at the time and started getting into acoustic" Tommy said.
Uncle Monk already has one album out and has another planned for release next year. Still, as Tommy's new band gains fans, some can't help but remember him for his role with The Ramones. The New York-based band toured for more than 22 years but disbanded in 1996. Tommy is the last surviving original member from the band.
John Reemer traveled up from Warrensburg, Missouri to hear Uncle Monk at Wakarusa.
"He has a really good acoustic sound and he really plays from his heart," Reemer said.
Ramone realizes that music has changed quite a bit since he began his music career more than 40 years ago.
"There is so many new opportunities now that we didn't have in the past like the internet," Ramone said.
Uncle Monk will be back in Kansas when it plays at the Mountain Music Shoppe in Shawnee on June 17. The band has only eight more appearances planned for the summer, a far less hectic schedule compared to Tommy's days with The Ramones.
"The Ramones was rewarding but it was very stressful and very different," Tommy said. "What we are doing here is more of a relaxed thing."
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Edited By Rustin Dodd