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The Stooges Guitarist Ron Asheton Found Dead At 60

rollingstone.com — Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Stooges, was reportedly found dead at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan this morning.

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  • njunderground, on 01/06/2009, -3/+32"Fun House" is one of the all-time great albums.
  • teethandeyes, on 01/06/2009, -3/+20The first two Stooges albums are two of the greatest Rock albums ever made!
    RIP Ron. Thank you.
  • RickHavoc, on 01/06/2009, -2/+17So influential.
  • MensFitness, on 01/06/2009, -3/+17i love "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
  • AmyVernon, on 01/06/2009, -3/+15RIP. The Stooges rocked so hard.
  • spookyluke, on 01/07/2009, -0/+10long live punk in all forms and be grateful this man shredded so nasty.
  • MAARRS, on 01/06/2009, -3/+13Wow, too sad. I saw them play NYC about two years ago. i thought it would be a lame reunion show but they rocked the place out. Very impressive.
  • iriemember, on 01/07/2009, -1/+9Dance to the beat of the living dead
    Lose sleep baby and stay away from bed
    Raw power is sure to come a runnin to you
  • psion01, on 01/07/2009, -2/+8You know ... Larry, Moe, Curly, Shemp, and Curly Joe?
  • LargeStack, on 01/07/2009, -1/+6Wow, I saw him play this past August in Montreal. The Stooges and then the Killers. What a great event that was. I've seen hundreds of bands over the years and let me tell you, the energy they exuded on stage was beyond anything I've ever experienced.Granted Iggy was 90% of it. I actually was worried he was going to expire right there at any moment. Sadly the band had their equipment stolen after the show and I don't remember the details but I believe one of Ron's prized guitars was taken.

    Going to listen to the Stooges now.
  • atrn, on 01/07/2009, -3/+7And don't forget Ron's non-Stooges work. New Order (no, not that one), Destroy All Monsters, Dark Carnival, New Race, all did great stuff and he got to play a lot more in those bands. I'm glad I saw him play Down On The Street in a small club with Niagara singing many moons ago. A wonderful demonstration of feel and simplicity done just right.

    RIP
  • richehh, on 01/07/2009, -0/+4It also begs the question, why the ***** are commenting on something you have no knowledge of whatsoever.
    Kindly ***** off squire. Cheers.
  • silly110671, on 01/07/2009, -0/+4I was lucky enough to meet Ron on a low budget movie set, Mosquito.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113858/
    He had a great sense of humor and always was very friendly.
    The movie is total camp and my friends and I still quote his lines to this day. He will be missed.


  • einrobstein, on 01/07/2009, -0/+4Everyone seems to love Fun House but I think Raw Power is far superior.
  • javaroast, on 01/07/2009, -0/+4That's Iggy but not the Stooges. Here's the Stooges
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_m5-o63No
  • malbertsen, on 01/07/2009, -1/+5Raw Power is not quite a Stooges album though... different main guitarist. Rather, it's "Iggy & the Stooges."
  • ZaxStevens, on 01/07/2009, -2/+5Sad news, dug his riffs and a dam fine guitarist. Another great hits the high C.
  • blindmelon1, on 01/07/2009, -0/+3This sucks, I'm so glad I got to see the reunited Stooges before this tragedy..

    RIP RON.

    I found this out as soon as I got to work today, I have "Funhouse" at home, but I downloaded it from demonoid so I can listen to it on the way home... :( :(
  • leif777, on 01/07/2009, -0/+3really?...
  • garagepunk, on 08/05/2009, -2/+5already posted earlier
    http://digg.com/music/Ron_Asheton_Dead_stooges
  • etx313, on 01/07/2009, -0/+3I heard about this in the am. Very Sad, The Stooges are one of my all time favorite bands. Glad I caught them last year at the Fox, What a kick ass show! You will be missed sir.
  • CarStan, on 01/08/2009, -0/+2*****! i just saw them in september at a festival, great band, even greater legacy
  • dethro, on 01/07/2009, -1/+3LIstening to fun house right now. To those that don't know what's going on - google it, you'll be happy and sad at the same time...
  • PoizonFrog, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2I fubared
  • Halsfield, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2did you read the article? they said most of this almost word for word.
  • daryldarko, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2damn, 60!!! what a hella of a life, eh? thanks so much for the commitment man!
  • javaroast, on 01/07/2009, -3/+5Too bad your comedy isn't worth a damn
  • DillingerSmooth, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2Stooges are trailblazers....they ROCKED it.

    RIP Ron and thanks for the rock
  • captainmo77, on 01/07/2009, -1/+3I am thankful I was able to see the Stooges lineup at the Vegoose festival, Las Vegas 2007.
  • kevisazombie, on 01/06/2009, -3/+5Good night sweet prince.
  • richehh, on 01/07/2009, -0/+2RIP Rock Action
  • jmandawg, on 01/07/2009, -1/+2He Lived longer than i would have expected.

    Does anyone remember when Iggy Pop was on that Nickelodeon show "Pete & Pete"?
  • absurdist, on 01/07/2009, -3/+4Dugg for skipping over Joe Besser...
  • inactive, on 01/07/2009, -3/+4Awwww.... this is awful, I loved the Stooges... he will definitely be missed.
  • psion01, on 01/07/2009, -3/+4Wo! Wo, wo, wo, wo! Look at the grouse!
  • iriemember, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1you are not my friend, guy
  • alexanEmpire, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1He's not your guy, buddy!
  • inactive, on 01/07/2009, -1/+2"Richard Stamos can't sing a high F, he always screws it up like this..."
  • LooseFur, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1Uh, Rock Action is his brother SCOTT Asheton...
  • gabearoo, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1Very sad
  • leif777, on 01/07/2009, -0/+1I'm glad I got to see him before he died... g'night sweet prince
  • javaroast, on 01/07/2009, -1/+2yeah like underdog... oh wait
  • thetruckert, on 01/08/2009, -0/+0RIP rock and roll!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_XCECbAEU
  • robbob, on 01/07/2009, -1/+1His bands got worst and worst. Not a progressive career
  • realunderdog, on 01/07/2009, -5/+2Too bad the band could come up with an original name.
  • PoizonFrog, on 01/06/2009, -6/+2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM9b3uUQ2zI&fea ...
  • zengfoli, on 01/07/2009, -6/+1Good night sweet prince.
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