Mitchel Lee Hyman(born July 15, 1954),[1]best known by his stage nameMickey Leigh,is an American musician and writer. He is the brother ofJoey Ramone,lead vocalist of thepunk rockbandRamones.[1]
Mickey Leigh | |
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 Leigh in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mitchel Lee Hyman |
| Born | July 15, 1954 Forest Hills,New York,US |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | www.mickeyleigh.com |
Career
editMickey Leigh formed his first band at the age of 10. At the age of 14 Leigh was playing in a band with John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Tommy Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone).[2]In 1977 he formed a band,Birdland,with music journalistLester Bangs.[3]The group recorded nine songs which were finally released in 1986, four years after Bangs' death, on the albumBirdland with Lester Bangs.Creemmagazine described it as “the best rock ‘n’ roll album of 1986."[3]
Leigh's next band wasThe Rattlers.The group released two singles and one album in 1985. In 1994 he formedSibling Rivalrywith his brother Joey Ramone. Two years later Leigh recorded an album with his new bandSTOP.Leigh has also been working as producer for several New York based groups.[4][5]
In 2009 Leigh published the bookI Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir.On April 15, 2021, the 20th anniversary of Joey Ramone's death, plans were announced for aNetflixmovie of Leigh's book, withPete Davidsonportraying Joey Ramone. According to the announcement, Leigh will serve as an executive producer and the film is being made with the full cooperation and support of Ramone’s estate, with a treatment written by Davidson and director Jason Orley.[6]
Leigh's current project is Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music.[7]In early 2022, they released a new album,Variants of Vibe,through Wicked Cool Records.[8]
Discography
editSource:[9]
Albums
editThe Rattlers
- Rattled!(1985)
Birdland
- Birdland with Lester Bangs(1986)
STOP
- Never(1996)
Singles and EPs
editThe Rattlers
- "On the Beach" (1979)
- "What Keeps Your Heart Beatin’?" (1983)
Sibling Rivalry
- In a Family Way(1994)
Bibliography
editLeigh, Mickey (2009).I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir.Touchstone Books.ISBN978-0-7432-5216-4.
References
edit- ^abLeigh 2009, p. 3.
- ^Leigh 2009, p. 36.
- ^abLeigh 2009, p. 266.
- ^AllMusic.comRetrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^"Mickey Leigh Official Homepage".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-02.Retrieved2014-01-20.
- ^"Pete Davidson to Play Joey Ramone in Netflix Biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone".consequence.net.15 April 2021.RetrievedApril 15,2021.
- ^"Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music".Earshot Media.Retrieved2023-09-07.
- ^"Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music Presents 2022's First Great New Indie Album In" Variants Of Vibe "".Mickey Leigh’s Mutated Music.10 February 2022.Retrieved7 September2022.
- ^"Mickey Leigh | Credits | AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved2014-01-20.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related toMickey Leighat Wikimedia Commons
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