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Wayne Kramer
Born 1948-04-30Detroit, 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".
Screen work
Movies & roles
I Was a Teenage Sex PistolSelfAngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexSelfAlgrenSelfThe Ventures: Stars on GuitarsRoleCreem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll MagazineSelf - MC5Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldSelfGimme DangerRoleDanny SaysSelfSuper Duper Alice CooperSelf (voice)A Band Called DeathSelfMC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972RoleLouder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom StorySelfDetroit LivesSelfIt Came from DetroitSelfThe Boneyard CollectionWayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")Punk: AttitudeHimselfTwenty to Life: The Life & Times of John SinclairSelfRockin' in the USARoleSonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5RolePlaster CasterSelfMC5: A True TestimonialHimselfBorn to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll MovieSelf25 Years of PunkSelfMC5: Kick Out the JamsRole