The Stooges were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander. Initially playing a raw, pri
The Stooges performing at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2010 L–R: Iggy Pop, Mike Watt, Scott Asheton, James Williamson
Cashbox advertisement, August 30, 1969
Iggy Pop on October 25, 1977, at the State Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Iggy and the Stooges – Sziget Fesztivál, 2006.
Raw Power is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges, released on February 7, 1973, by Columbia Records. The album departed from the "groove-ridden, feel-based songs" of the band's fi
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…and reformed with an altered lineup (with Ron Asheton replacing Dave Alexander on bass and James Williamson taking up guitar) to release a third album, Raw Power (1973), before breaking up again in 1974. The band reunited in 2003 with Ron Asheton moving back to guitar and Mike Watt on bass, and the addition of…
Rough Power, a collection of Pop's original mixes for Raw Power, was released by Bomp Records in 1993.
Blue plaque at 275 Pentonville Road, London, marking the gigs of 14 and 15 July 1972 at which the Stooges and Lou Reed played; a photograph from one of these shows by Mick Rock appears on the cover of Raw Power.