Iggy Pop Born: The Godfather of Punk Rock
Iggy Pop was born James Osterberg in Muskegon, Michigan, and grew up in a trailer park. He fronted The Stooges starting in 1967, performing shirtless, smearing himself with peanut butter, diving into the crowd before that had a name. The music was ugly and loud and ahead of everything. The Stooges were dropped by every label they signed with. Punk bands formed in New York and London a decade later doing what Iggy had already done. Born April 21, 1947.
April 21, 1947
79 years ago
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