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In the 60's, a group of grimy, noisy and relentlessly bleak rock & roll band was formed called, The Stooges, headed by Iggy Pop. The band was the first rock & roll band completely stripped of the swinging beat that epitomized R&B and early rock & roll. One of their unforgettable albums released was, The Stooges (album).

Contents 1 Members 2 Former members 3 About 3.1 Awards & Certifications 3.2 Chart Toppers 4 News 4.1 Tours & Concerts 4.2 Announcements 5 Discography 5.1 Albums 5.2 Singles 5.3 Compilations & Live Releases 6 Other artists 6.1 Similar artists 6.2 Contemporaries 6.3 Influences 7 Trivia 8 Reviews 9 External Links

[edit] Members

• Iggy Pop

• Ron Asheton

• Scott Asheton

• Mike Watt

• Steve MacKay

[edit] Former members

• Dave Alexander (deceased)

• Bill Chetham

• James Recca

• Scott Thurston

• James Williamson

• Zeke Zettner

[edit] About

Iggy Pop was a former member of The Prime Movers and The Iguanas, before he decided to formed his own group, The Stooges in 1967 at Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The band members were, Ron Ashton for guitar, Scott Ashton for drums and Dave Alexander for bass guitar. Their first performance was held at a Hollywood concert at the University of Michigan student union.

The bands first self-titled debut album, The Stooges (album) was released in 1969, which was produced by John Cale. The album did not sell well. After the released of their second album, Fun House, the band begins to be disintegrated, as Iggy sank into heroin addiction. Iggy met David Bowie in 1972, at the time the band were already in limbo. The two became friends. David help the group to signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. David also took control of the production of the band's third album, Raw Power which was released in 1973. The album was a flopped.

The Stooges were disbanded in 1974 due to Iggy's heroin addiction. Their last performances were a classic live album, Metallic K.O.. After Iggy's rehabilitation, he began a solo career. The Asheton brothers formed a new band called, New Order, but it did not fare well and soon disbanded. Ron joined New Race. Dave died in 1975 because of Pneumonia.

The group were reunited in 2003, they appeared on the album of Iggy, Skull Ring along with Scott on drums and Ron on both guitar and bass. The band released an album, The Weirdness in 2006. The bands are now on a U.S. tour, which started in April 2007.

[edit] Awards & Certifications

[edit] Chart Toppers

[edit] News

[edit] Tours & Concerts

There are no current tour and concert schedules for The Stooges.

[edit] Announcements

There are no announcements as of this time

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Stooges 1969 Rhino

Fun House 1970 Rhino

Raw Power 1973 Columbia

The Weirdness 2007 Virgin Records

[edit] Singles

I Wanna Be Your Dog 1969 Elektra	1969 Elektra	Down on The Street 1970 Elektra	I Got A Right 1972 Bomp Records
Search And Destroy 1973 Columbia

[edit] Compilations & Live Releases

Metallic K.O. 1976 Skydog	No Fun 1980 Elektra	I'm Sick of You 1981	Rubber Legs 1987 Get Back Records
I Got a Right 1987 Revenge Records	Raw Stooges Vol I 1988	Rough Power 1995 Bomp Records	Open Up and Bleed 1996 Bomp Records
Year of The Iguana 1997 Bomp Records	California Bleeding 1997 Bomp Records	Head On 1997 Import	Telluric Chaos 2005 Skydog
Extended Play April 26, 2005 Easy Action Records	Heavy Liquid 2005 Easy Action

[edit] Other artists

[edit] Similar artists

New York Dolls	Mitch Ryder
MC5	The Ramones
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Lou Reed
Green River	Sonic Youth
T.Rex	Dead Boys
Radio Birdman	G.G. Allin
The Amboy Dukes	Patti Smith
Steppenwolf	Motorhead
Alice Cooper	Deep Purple
David Bowie	Black Sabbath

[edit] Contemporaries

MC5

[edit] Influences

Ravi Shankar	JImi Hendrix
The Wailers	The Pretty Things
The Yardbirds	The Who
The Velvet Underground	The Troggs
The Trashmen	The Sonics
The Rolling Stones	The Kinks
The Kingsmen	The Doors
The Beatles	Sun Ra

[edit] Trivia

• In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #78 on their list of 100 of the most influential artists of the past 50 years.

[edit] Reviews

[edit] External Links

• Official The Stooges website

• Official The Stooges MySpace