Ron Asheton
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| Ron Asheton | |
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 Asheton (left) and Iggy Pop at concert, 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Franklin Asheton |
| Born | July 17, 1948 Washington D.C.,[1] U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2009 (aged 60) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock, hard rock, garage rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, accordion |
| Years active | 1963–2008 |
| Labels | Elektra, Columbia, Virgin |
| Associated acts | The Stooges, The New Order, Destroy All Monsters, New Race, Dark Carnival |
| Notable instruments | |
| Reverend Ron Asheton Signature Guitar (Custom Volcano 390) | |
Ronald Frank Asheton (July 17, 1948 – January 1, 2009)[2] was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges.
Asheton is ranked as number 60 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.[3]
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The Stooges[edit]
Asheton was born in Washington D.C.[1] He already had five years of practice on the accordion behind him when he began playing bass guitar at age 10. Asheton was lead guitarist on the Stooges' first two albums, and later appeared as bassist for their third, Raw Power, when he was replaced in both instrument and songwriting prominence by The Stooges' new guitar player, James Williamson. When the Stooges reformed, however, he once again appeared as the band's guitarist.
Other work[edit]
Apart from The Stooges, Asheton also played in the bands The New Order (not the UK band New Order), Destroy All Monsters, Dark Carnival, New Race and The Empty Set.
More recently he played with The Wylde Ratttz, a band composed of some of punk and alt-rock's most renowned and respected musicians. The band included Mike Watt of the Minutemen, J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, and Mark Arm of Mudhoney. It contributed a cover version of the Stooges song "T.V. Eye" to the soundtrack for the Todd Haynes film Velvet Goldmine, which starred Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.[4]
Asheton also acted, appearing with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre star Gunnar Hansen in Mosquito, which was released 1995. He also appeared in two other films: Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo and Legion of the Night.
Death[edit]
Asheton was found dead in his bed by police at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early hours of January 1, 2009, apparently having died of a heart attack a couple of days earlier. Police were summoned to Asheton's house by his personal assistant, who had been unable to reach him for several days.[5] Sonic Youth's album The Eternal is dedicated to him.
Musical equipment[edit]
Asheton mainly relied on simple setups with very few effect pedals.[6]
- Guitars
- Reverend Ron Asheton Signature guitar (Custom Volcano 390)
- Reverend Jetstream guitar
- Gibson Les Paul
- Gibson Flying V
- Fender Stratocaster
- Gibson SG Jr.
- Guild X-79
- Effects
- Amplification
Discography[edit]
- With the Stooges
- The Stooges (1969)
- Fun House (1970)
- Raw Power (1973)
- The Weirdness (2007)
- With The New Order
- New Order (1977)
- Victim of Circumstance (1989)
- Declaration of War (1990)
- With Destroy All Monsters
- November 22, 1963 (1989)
- Bored (1999) - recorded in 1978
- With New Race
- The First and Last (1982)
- The First To Pay (1989)
- The Second Wave (1990)
- With Dark Carnival
- Live - Welcome to Show Business (1990)
- Greatest Show in Detroit (1991)
- Last Great Ride (1996)
- HOTBOX Greatest Hits 6 Disc set (2006)
- With The Empty Set
- Thin Slim & None/Flunkie (1996)
- With Powertrane
- Ann Arbor Revival Meeting (2003)
- Other contributions
Asheton played the triple tracked guitar solo (referred to as a "guitar duet" in the liner notes) on Ragnar Kvaran's 1981 recording, Wrecked On Love.[7]
He is credited for helping to write the song "Hit Them Again" on the album Radios Appear (1977) by Radio Birdman, as well as one track that can be heard at the end of the movie Mosquito. Some other tracks Asheton wrote had been recorded by the group "Wylde Rattz", for the original score of the movie Velvet Goldmine, but only one song was featured on the soundtrack (1998), as well as another on Beyond Cyberpunk a Wayne Kramer (MC5) assembled CD compilation (2001).
References[edit]
- ^ a b Art Aisner. "Stooges' guitarist Ron Asheton found dead in his Ann Arbor home". MLive.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead | News". Nme.Com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Velvet Goldmine (1998) - Soundtracks
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://www.fuzz.se/main.asp?go=8&src=8&sgo=0&am=1&aid=1036
- ^ Ragnar Kvaran Wrecked On Love, A.T.C. Records, 1981
External links[edit]
- Interview with Ron Asheton in Sept 2007, Radio France International
- Ron Asheton discography at Discogs.
- Ron Asheton- Stooges Interview with Perfect Sound Forever.
- Ron Asheton: Calling From The Funhouse at the i94Bar.
- Iggy and the Stooges: An Interview With Ron Asheton at SuicideGirls (2007).
- Ron Asheton profile at NNDB.
- Obituary in Chicago Tribune
- Reverend Ron Asheton Signature Guitar at Reverend Guitars
- Ron Asheton on Arborwiki
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