These Folks Are The Greatest American Rock Bands Ever

The Stooges

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The Stooges came onto the rock scene and right up in our faces straight out of Ann Arbor Michigan. The proto-punk act was unlike anything rock and roll has ever seen in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

Who could forget the grotesque stage performances of The Stooges’ lead singer Iggy Pop, who gained attention for the band through his acts of self-mutilation on stage? Certainly not other members such as Ron Asheton, his brother Scott, and Dave Alexander.