丑角合唱团(The Stooges)，由被誉为庞克教父的伊基·波普(Iggy Pop)在1967年创立而成。他们的音乐深深影响着后来出现的庞克音乐，以简单、反复、叛逆的Pro-Punk曲风在还没有庞克的时代里作了最颓废的示范。乐团曾在1971年解散但随即于隔年复出，而后到了1974年再度解散，直到近30年后的2003年才又宣告复出。2009年滚石杂志史上100名最伟大的吉他手中排行29名的Ron Asheton惊传过世消息。

The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, are an American proto-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003. Although they sold few records in their original incarnation, and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences, the Stooges are widely regarded as instrumental in the rise of punk rock, as well as influential to alternative rock, heavy metal and rock music at large. The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them 78th on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.