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Post by Super Machine on Jan 6, 2009 15:51:02 GMT -5
Famed rock-and-roll guitarist and longtime Ann Arbor resident Ronald "Ron" Asheton was found dead in his home on the city's west side this morning, police said.
Asheton, 60, was an original member of The Stooges, a garage-rock band headlined by Iggy Pop and formed in Ann Arbor in 1967. His personal assistant contacted police late Monday night after being unable to reach Asheton for days, Detective Bill Stanford said.
Officers went to the home on Highlake Avenue at around midnight and discovered Asheton's body on a living-room couch. He appeared to have been dead for at least several days, Stanford said.
Detective Sgt. Jim Stephenson said the cause of death is undetermined but investigators do not suspect foul play. Autopsy and toxicology results are pending.
Asheton was born in Washington, D.C. His brother, Scott, who lives in Florida, is the band's drummer.
In 2007, The Stooges reunited and released "The Weirdness," their first album in three decades.
Asked how it felt to be back with The Stooges, Asheton told The News in an interview that year that it was "great to be back on the road."
The Stooges were part of a 1960s music scene in Ann Arbor that included such bands as the MC5, Bob Seger, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and The Rationals.
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Post by canadianbadass on Jan 6, 2009 16:24:31 GMT -5
Man, I saw the title of this thread and thought it was one of the 3 stooges!!! whew, thank christ it wasnt!
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Post by vitoscarfone on Jan 7, 2009 7:57:12 GMT -5
Man, I saw the title of this thread and thought it was one of the 3 stooges!!! whew, thank christ it wasnt! That would be difficult,as all the members of the Three Stooges have been dead for many years.If not for Iggy and the Stooges-no Ramones,New York Dolls,Dictators,and many others.R.I.P.
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Post by blacknapkins on Jan 7, 2009 17:19:50 GMT -5
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Post by Rory on Jan 14, 2009 1:25:09 GMT -5
Kinda looks like a dark haired Jessy Jones
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