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James Newell Osterberg, Jr. (born April 21, 1947), better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited mainstream success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related styles.Read More...
Stooges guitarist generated raw power, influenced many - Worcester Telegram & Gazette Ron Asheton’s hypnotizing, droning guitar sound helped make classics out of Iggy and the Stooges songs like “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “1969.” Asheton was found dead early Tuesday morning at his Ann Arbor home, according to police. No cause ...
Ron Asheton: Influential guitarist with Iggy Pop and the Stooges - The Independent Along with their fellow Detroit-area residents Alice Cooper and MC5, the Stooges pioneered a style of garage rock which didn't find much of an audience outside Michigan in the late Sixties and early Seventies but fed into the psyche of the next ...
IGGY POP - THE STOOGES LEAD TRIBUTES TO LATE ASHETON - Contactmusic.com IGGY POP and the remaining members of THE STOOGES have paid tribute to late guitarist RON ASHETON after he was found dead at his Michigan home on Tuesday (06Jan09). The 60-year-old's body was discovered by police in the living room of his Ann Arbor ...
