The Stooges
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Featured Photos: Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Stubb's BBQ, SxSW, Austin, TX - March 17, 2007
The Stooges played their first gig at house party on Halloween in 1967, but the group and its leader, Iggy Pop, were soon performing in venues alongside groundbreaking acts like the MC5 . Thanks in part to the wild, unpredictable live performances by Pop, a scout named Danny Fields from Electra Records took notice and The Stooges were signed to the label shortly thereafter. The group eventually caught the ear of David Bowie , who famously took Iggy Pop under his wing. / Read moreStooges guitarist Ron Asheton dies at 60
Ron Asheton, whose buzzsaw guitar sound helped define the early recordings of legendary Detroit punk trailblazers The Stooges, has died. He was 60. / Read more- Metallica, Run-D.M.C. among Rock Hall of Fame nominees [Sep 2008]
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