Ron Asheton

Iggy Pop will perform songs by his band The Stooges after reconciling with the group’s guitarist. Pop, 62, and James Williamson will join forces on tracks they penned in the early 1970s. The singer said: “James Williamson is really hot to trot and there’s a lot of old stuff that The Stooges failed to record. We wrote a load of songs that we only ever played live, so I’m looking forward to doing some studio recordings.” The legendary rocker announced plans for the band to tour in 2010. source: Splash News Related Posts Paul McCartney’s son James makes live debut with band [ Read ... Read Full Story

With the Stooges set to return to the stage in 2010, Iggy Pop talked to the BBC about the legendary band’s latest comeback, which will reunite them with guitarist James Williamson for the first time in almost three decades. Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton passed away in his native Michigan after suffering a heart attack. While Ron Asheton played guitar for the Stooges’ first two releases, he slid over to bass and Williamson took over lead guitar duties for 1973’s Raw Power, so the upcoming Stooges tour will likely rely heavily on that material. The Stooges also feature original drummer Scott Asheton and Minutemen bassist ... Read Full Story

F amily, friends, fans and fellow musicians of Ron Asheton are mourning for his death. Ron Asheton was found dead early Tuesday at his home in Ann Arbor. The death remains under investigation, though foul play is not suspected, said Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Brad Hill. Ron Asheton (July 17, 1948 - January 1, 2009) was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges. Ron Asheton was on the Stooges first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their third, Raw Power, when he was replaced in both instrument and songwriting prominence by The Stooges’ new guitar ... Read Full Story

I'm going need some extra attention from those who didn't eat their Wheaties this morning, because this one's a real mind-fucker.  While The Stooges are officially kaput due to the tragic passing of founding guitarist Ron Asheton , Iggy Pop and James Williamson (guitar on Raw Power ) recently talked of reuniting  the Raw Power line-up of "Iggy and The Stooges." The Stooges Mk II line-up consisted of James Williamson on guitar, Ron Asheton relegated to bass duties, Scott Asheton on the drums and of course Iggy Pop on lead vocals, self-mutilation and peanut butter slathering. (This line-up is pictured right posing with what looks like  David Bowie's underage ... Read Full Story

Earlier today, Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home from what investigators unofficially say might have been a heart attack some days ago. According to Rolling Stone Magazine , police broke into Asheton’s place after his personal assistant reported not having heard from him for several days. Asheton was 60. Ron Asheton was an original member of the Stooges from when they were formed in 1967 and was, with the group, set the tone for the new Detroit punk/rock sound of the 70s and 80s — a style that influenced other legendary artists like The Damned , The ... Read Full Story