The Stooges

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The Stooges are a pioneering American proto-punk rock band fronted by Iggy Pop, known for their raw, aggressive sound and influential role in the development of punk music.

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Iggy & The Stooges 1
Iggy and the Stooges 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band
proto-punk band
rock band
activeYearsEnd 1974
2016
activeYearsStart 1967
2003
alsoKnownAs The Stooges
surface form: Iggy & The Stooges

The Stooges
surface form: Iggy and the Stooges
associatedAct Iggy Pop
The MC5
The New Order (US band)
The Weirdos
bassist Dave Alexander
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolved 1974
drummer Scott Asheton
frontedBy Iggy Pop
genre garage rock
hard rock
proto-punk
punk rock
hasInfluenced Joy Division
Nirvana
Queens of the Stone Age
Sex Pistols
Sonic Youth
The Damned
Ramones
surface form: The Ramones

The White Stripes
hasInfluentialRoleIn development of punk music
hasMember Alex Kirst
Billy Cheatham
Bob Gillespie
Bob Sheff
Brendan O'Brien
surface form: Brendan O’Brien

Brian James
Dave Alexander
Glen Matlock
Iggy Pop
James Osterberg
James Williamson
Jimmy Recca
John Edwards
Larry Mullins
Mack Goudy Jr.
Mike Watt
Peter Marshall
Ron Asheton
Scott Asheton
Scott Thurston
Steve Mackay
Toby Dammit
Zeke Zettner
inception 1967
leadGuitarist James Williamson
Ron Asheton
locationOfFormation Ann Arbor
surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan
movement garage rock revival
punk rock
notableSong 1969
Down on the Street
Gimme Danger
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Loose
No Fun
Search and Destroy
Shake Appeal
TV Eye
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
notableWork Fun House
Raw Power
Ready to Die
The Stooges self-link
The Weirdness
recordLabel Columbia Records
Elektra Records NERFINISHED
In the Red Records
Virgin Records NERFINISHED
reformed 2003
style aggressive performance
raw sound
vocalist Iggy Pop

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The Stooges alsoKnownAs The Stooges
this entity surface form: Iggy and the Stooges
The Stooges alsoKnownAs The Stooges
this entity surface form: Iggy & The Stooges
Ramones influencedBy The Stooges
The Stooges notableWork The Stooges self-link
Steve Albini workedWith The Stooges