“Ron played bass like John Entwistle – he was definitely into that kind of rhythmic gallop”: When Ron Asheton switched from guitar to bass, Iggy and the Stooges recorded their most influential record

If the feel-good grooves of Detroit’s Motown Records in the swinging ’60s had the world dancing in the street, the raw power of the Motor City’s proto-punk posse Iggy and the Stooges soon sent it running for cover.

Formed in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander, the powerhouse band blended the blues with heavy psychedelic rock, serving it with over-the-top stage performances that are the stuff of legend.

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