Reuniting With The Stooges
After taking early retirement from his post at Sony in 2009, Williamson rejoined Iggy & The Stooges following the death of Ron Asheton. To rehearse for the Stooges gigs, he hooked up with San Jose based roots rock band Careless Hearts, who backed him on his first gig in 35 years at the Blank Club in San Jose, CA on September 5, 2009. They performed a number of early Stooges songs, and also some material from the Kill City album. In June 2010, a CD + DVD combo was released of this event called James Williamson with Careless Hearts.,
The Stooges first reunion concert with Williamson occurred on November 7, 2009, in São Paulo, Brazil. The band added material from Raw Power and several of Pop's early solo albums to its repertoire.
In March 2010 the Stooges were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, playing "Search and Destroy" from the Raw Power album with Stooges pianist Scott Thurston.
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