Wayne Kramer

Known for ActingBorn 1948-04-30Died 2024-02-02Detroit, Michigan, USA

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".Read more

Movies & web series

Rock N' Roll Stories

Plaster Caster

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

MC5: Kick Out the Jams

Punk

MC5: A True Testimonial

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

A Band Called Death

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Punk: Attitude

Danny Says

Detroit Lives

Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt

Gimme Danger

25 Years of Punk

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

Algren

Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

Hell and Back

The Boneyard Collection

I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol

MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

It Came from Detroit

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5

Rockin' in the USA