Exclusive | Ex-Ramones drummer, singers family snubbed from 50th anniversary bash with Travis Barker, Green Days Billie Joe

One of the last surviving Ramones wasn’t invited to a 50th anniversary concert that will feature a punk supergroup playing some of the band’s best tunes, The Post has learned.Former drummer Richie Ramone confirmed he was left off the guest list for a John Travolta-hosted “50th anniversary” bash in Los Angeles that will feature a supergroup with bassist CJ Ramone, Green Day frontman Billie Joe, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong and Blink-182’s Travis Barker.“I was never invited to the event, nor did I know anything about the celebration till it popped up on my feed,” Richie said of the event, set for Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Aug.30.
“Go figure, huh.I just hope it will be fun for all the fans, because they are the ones that matter.” Also left off the invite list was the family of the Ramones’ Joey Ramone, who died of lymphoma in 2001.
Joey’s brother, Mickey Leigh, recently agreed to transfer his half of the estate company Ramones Productions Inc.to settle a legal battle with guitarist Johnny Ramones’ widow Linda Cummings-Ramone.“I think everybody should have been included,” Leigh said of the apparent snub.
“I think it was rude.I don’t know how it cannot appear intentional.”Leigh said even during ongoing bad blood with Cummings-Ramone, he still invited her through a publicist to events, including an April panel discussion in New York City discussing the release of the Ramones’ self-titled album.But he said he hoped the concert would be a success.“Anything that perpetuates their legacy and makes people happy, I’m all for it,” Leigh said.The Ramones, who formed in Forest Hills, Queens in 1974 and played through 1996, are largely credited with launching the punk movement.
Although they had only limited success in their careers, their legend has only grown over the decades since they hung up their infamous leather jackets for the final time.The original members of the band — Joey, Johnny, bassist Dee Dee and drummer Tommy — di...