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  • Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton found dead in his Ann Arbor home

    01/06/2009 7:03:11 AM PST · by weegee · 17 replies · 1,066+ views
    Ann Arbor News ^ | Tuesday January 06, 2009, 8:28 AM | Art Aisner
    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...