Williamson joined The Stooges as their second guitarist in 1970. The Stooges are regarded as an instrumental part of the rise of punk rock music and also influenced alternative rock and heavy band released three albums from 1969 to 1973 and then released others in 2007 and 2013. The Stooges were ranked #78 on Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest artists of all time in 2004. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Williamson played guitar as well as produced three albums for Iggy Pop. In 1982 he moved to Silicon Valley and worked for Advanced Micro Devices. He joined Sony as vice president of technical standards are accepted an early retirement offer in 2009.
