Mickey Leigh


Mitchel Lee Hyman, best known by his stage name Mickey Leigh, is an American musician and writer. He is the brother of Joey Ramone, lead vocalist of the punk rock band Ramones.

Career

Mickey Leigh formed his first band at the age of 10. At the age of 14 Leigh was playing in a band with John Cummings and Tommy Erdelyi. In 1977 he formed a band, Birdland, with music journalist Lester Bangs. The group recorded nine songs which were finally released in 1986, four years after Bangs' death, on the album Birdland with Lester Bangs. Creem magazine described it as “the best rock ‘n’ roll album of 1986".
Leigh's next band was The Rattlers. The group released two singles and one album in 1985. In 1994 he formed Sibling Rivalry with his brother Joey Ramone. Two years later Leigh recorded an album with his new band STOP. Leigh has also been working as producer for several New York based groups.
In 2009 Leigh published the book I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir.

Discography

The following can be verified through AllMusic.

Albums

The Rattlers
Birdland
STOP
The Rattlers
Sibling Rivalry