Scott Asheton 1949-2014

Media outlets and The Stooges’ official website are reporting that Scott Asheton passed away on Saturday night at the age of 64.  Asheton is best known as the drummer of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based band The Stooges.  Led by singer Iggy Pop, in the late 1960s and early 1970s The Stooges became one of the musical acts that would lay the foundation for punk rock.  Asheton served as the Stooges’ drummer in the band’s initial run from 1967-1974, and he had been performing the same role since their reunion in 2003.  Asheton’s death comes a little more than five years after that of his brother, Ron, who played guitar in the band.

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