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| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:16 PM PDT  Ron Asheton Niagara Laurence Miller Hey gang I noticed that a new and vastly improved Wiki page is up for Ron Asheton... THought I would share some of it with you. Also tomorrow I am going to visit a set where Ron Asheton filmed 2 movies. I can't wait to see this place.... it's an old school house and now a young band lives and pratices here. So stay tuned for this story tomorrow night...xRK Ronald Frank Asheton (July 17, 1948-January 6,2009) was the American guitarist and co-songwriter with James Osterberg Jr (Iggy Pop) for the rock band The Stooges. Ron is ranked as number 29 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.  Asheton was born in Washington D.C. 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. Deniz Tek Ron Asheton Machinegun Thompson 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.  Cammo jacket a gift from Deniz Tek 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. 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. Asheton was found dead in his bed by police at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early hours of January 6, 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. Guitars Reverend Ron Asheton Signature guitar (Custom Volcano 390) Reverend Jetstream guitar Gibson Les Paul Gibson Flying V Fender Stratocaster Gibson SG Jr.  Effects Vox Wah Reverend Drive Train Mosrite Fuzzrite Ibanez Tube Screamer Vox Tone Bender Discography 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 22nd 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 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).  |
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