
Wayne Kramer
April 30, 1948
February 2, 2024(75 years old)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
MC5
Biography
Wayne Kramer (born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s. Rolling Stone ranked him number ninety-two on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time".
Filmography
Rock N' Roll Stories

Plaster Caster

MC5: Kick Out the Jams

Punk

MC5: A True Testimonial

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

A Band Called Death

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Punk: Attitude

25 Years of Punk

Detroit Lives

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

Danny Says

Gimme Danger

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

Algren

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

The Boneyard Collection

Hell and Back

Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
