Legendary Guitarist Found Dead
A major music loss to report: guitarist Ron Asheton, a founding member of American punk pioneers the Stooges, was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was 60.
Police were summoned to Asheton's house by his personal assistant, who had been unable to reach him for several days. Responding officers discovered him in his bedroom looking "fairly peaceful", and while an autopsy will be performed, there were no signs of any foul play or drug use; the likely cause is a heart attack.
Asheton had stayed on the periphery in a variety of punk and hard rock bands over the years between Stooges tours of duty. He recently ranked 29 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.