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Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton dies


January 06, 2009 Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead Tuesday morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to police. Ann Arbor Detective Bill Stanford said police were called to Asheton's house early in the morning by Dara Hytinen, his personal assistant, who had not been able to reach him for several days. Asheton and his drummer brother Scott formed the Stooges with Iggy Pop in Ann Arbor in 1967.

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