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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 ...
The 2007 interview with Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton of Ann Arbor - Grand Rapids Press Editor's Note: This is a reprint of a 2007 Ann Arbor News interview with Ron Asheton, who was discovered dead in his Ann Arbor home on Tuesday. Ron Asheton, guitarist for the influential early punk rock band The Stooges, fronted by another hometown ...
