Dave Alexander 03/06/47 – 10/02/75 Five years after being fired from the Stooges after showing up at a festival too drunk to play. The original protopunk bassist was admitted to hospital with pancreatitis, linked to his heavy drinking and subsequently died of pneumonia. His name is mentioned in the song ‘The Angel’s Gate’ written by Mike Watt who subsequently replaced the deceased Alexander in the reformed Stooges.

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