The wait is finally over for the Stooges | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

The wait is finally over for the Stooges | freep.com | Detroit Free Press:

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sure made the Stooges wait.

The band that gave the world Iggy Pop became eligible for hall consideration in 1994, 25 years after the release of the group's first recording. It can be argued that they are among the most influential groups in rock history, but the Stooges were denied entry seven times after making it through the nomination process -- before finally making the cut in the 2009 Hall of Fame induction class announced Tuesday, a class that includes ABBA, Genesis, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff.

For the Stooges, 'twas ever thus.

Formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor as the Psychedelic Stooges, the quartet was a product of the freewheeling, no-holds-barred late-'60s zeitgeist. Yet how the band chose to exercise that freedom put them at odds with the prevailing rock culture from day one. Only front man Iggy Pop, the former blues drummer known to his parents as Jim Osterberg, had any appreciable music experience. But he had an idea, and recruited Pioneer High School acquaintances Ron Asheton (guitar), his brother Scott Asheton (drums) and Dave Alexander (bass) to build it from the ground up." Sphere: Related Content