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January 07, 2009
Retrohump: Ron Asheton R.I.P.
Yesterday brought sad news from Ann Arbor that ridiculously influential guitarist and founding Stooges member Ron Asheton has died, aged 60. As much as Iggy's self-destructive sneer, Ron's primative and sexually charged riff cobbling paved the way for glam, punk, and everything that followed in their conjoined wakes. As all You Tube clips of the Stooges are magnetically drawn to Iggy's freakouts to the utter exclusion of all other band members anyway, we'll pay tribute by posting Pop's own tribute to his formative band mates, "Dum Dum Boys" from the immortal post-Stooges record, The Idiot.
Iggy Pop - "Dum Dum Boys"
(live in San Francisco, early 80s)
Posted by Jeff Klingman at January 7, 2009 12:20 PM
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