Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Rock Loses Another Great One

(Iggy Pop with Scott and Ron Asheton at the Second Chance in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1981.Photo: Matheu / Retna Ltd. from Rolling Stone Magazine)

Ron Asheton, influential guitarist and a founding member of The Stooges was found dead today. He was 60 years old. Hate to pass on bad news, very sad really.
Here's more from The Detroit Free Press.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090106/ENT04/90106024/1039

Top 5 greatest Stooges' Asheton Riffs from NME
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=the_stooges_ron_asheton_his_5_greatest_r_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

And some vintage footage of Iggy & The Stooges from 1970 live in Cincinnati.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_XCECbAEU

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