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AADL Talks To: Hiawatha Bailey, Founder of the Punk Band Cult Heroes, Former Community Activist, and Member of the White Panther Party

Hiawatha Bailey listens to a free concert in the park, circa 1971. (Photo by Andrea Fulton)

Hiawatha Bailey lived in one of the legendary Hill Street houses at 1510 and 1520 Hill Street where he was a member of the Trans-Love Commune, the White Panther Party, and later the Rainbow People’s Party. In this episode, Hiawatha traces his political awakening and community activism in Ann Arbor’s countercultural heyday during the late 1960s and shares stories of living and working in the commune, including the day he hung up on Yoko Ono and got a follow-up call from John Lennon. He also takes us through his musical journey as a roadie for the local rock band The Up and Detroit's Destroy All Monsters to founding his own punk band, Cult Heroes.

Iggy Pop: Prime Movers Drummer

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Ron Asheton and the Prime Movers

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I hear a lot of comments about Iggy Pop (James Osterberg) in our band (The Prime Movers Blues Band), because he was our drummer for a time. I hear less about Ron Asheton, who was one of Iggy’s Stooges. Ron was also on the scene with us for some time.

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