[1] He joined the Ramones in February 1983 before the release of Subterranean Jungle, and appeared in two music videos from that album, although he did not play on the record itself.

In his first months with the group he broke the tradition of adopting the Ramones surname and instead performed under the stage name Richie Beau.

Richie was the only drummer to sing lead vocals on a Ramones song, including "(You) Can't Say Anything Nice" and the unreleased 1985 demo "Elevator Operator" written by Joey Ramone, which also featured Joey's brother Mickey Leigh on guitar and Dave U.

[10] In September 2007, Richie filed a federal lawsuit titled Reinhardt v. Wal-mart Stores, Inc. et al. in the Southern District of New York.

The defendants were Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Apple, Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., Taco Tunes, Inc., Ramones Productions, Inc., Estate of John Cummings, Herzog & Strauss, and Ira Herzog (i.e., he was suing the band, its managers, its publishing company, and three leading sellers of digital downloads.)

Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the case in May 2008, on the grounds that no copyright infringement had occurred,but acknowledged that there might be other unsettled issues between Richie Ramone and his former band.

[12] These issues were subsequently resolved and resulted in Richie Ramone obtaining full writing and publishing rights to the songs.

[13] In August 2007, Richie debuted a classical composition entitled "Suite for Drums and Orchestra" (based on themes from West Side Story) with the Pasadena Pops.

The work was commissioned by Pops music director Rachael Worby and was met with acclaim by critics who noted that Richie "brought the audience to its feet after his faster-than-the-human-eye-can-follow drumming".

[17][18] In 2013, Richie Ramone signed with DC-Jam Records and released his first solo album, Entitled, on October 8, 2013.

[19] Billboard debuted the LP's first single, "Criminal" and noted, "Back to holding the songwriting reins, Ramone's 12 freshest cuts aim to please fans of both rock and metal with its blend of barre chord-chugging simplicity and guitar hero virtuosity.