Ramones were loud and fast — and gloriously so, from the moment of their inception in Forest Hills, New York, in 1974, until their final concert, 2,263, in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 1996. They were prolific — releasing 21 studio and live albums between 1976 and 1996 — and professional, typically cutting all of the basic tracks for one of those studio LPs in a matter of days. And they were fun, rock & roll's most reliable Great Night Out for nearly a quarter of a century. As part of the GRAMMY Museum’s Musical Milestones series, and in conjunction with the April 10 opening of Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk at the Queens Museum in New York, this panel will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Ramones’ self-titled debut album, and examine their lasting effect on international pop culture. Moderated by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director and music historian Bob Santelli, the panel will explore the lasting influence the band had on their hometown and the inception of punk rock, and will include music journalist David Fricke, Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein, Linda Ramone (Johnny Ramone’s wife), and Mickey Leigh (Joey Ramone's brother and Ramones' original stage manager).