Stooges Guitarist and Punk Pioneer Ron Asheton Found Dead
Jan 6th, 2009 by Guitar MX Admin
Guitarist Ron Asheton of the Stooges was discovered dead today in his Detroit home. It’s believed that he died of a heart attack a few days ago. He was 60 years old.
Ron wasn’t a technical guitarist and didn’t have much commercial success, but was very influential in punk and hard rock music. He was a pioneer in punk guitar and influenced such guitarists as Kurt Cobain and Jack White. Rolling Stone magazine honored him on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Players of All Time and also included his song 1969 as one of the Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
I once went to an outdoor concert which had Iggy Pop and the Stooges on the venue. I wasn’t very excited about having to watch them, but they came out and blew everyone away. They were all great performers. Here’s a video of Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Ron Asheton moments begin at 2:28 and 5:37.
You can read more about Ron Asheton here.
