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Wayne Stanley Kramer (né Kambes; April 30, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5.
Feb 2, 2024 · Wayne Kramer, a founder and guitarist of the incendiary Detroit band the MC5, whose furious musical salvos against all things Establishment made them a house band of sorts for...
Feb 2, 2024 · The legendary Detroit guitarist and political activist passed away from pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles. Kramer was one of rock’s greatest guitarists and a pioneer of proto-punk, as well as the founder of the non-profit Jail Guitar Doors.
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Feb 2, 2024 · The influential rocker and political activist passed away on Friday, according to his Instagram page. He was a member of the MC5, a band that influenced generations of musicians with their hard rock sound and revolutionary message.
Feb 2, 2024 · Wayne Kramer, co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75.
Feb 2, 2024 · Wayne Kramer, the influential guitarist of Michigan’s hard-rock band MC5, has died. He was 75. Kramer died Friday, according to a joint announcement on his and MC5’s official Instagram pages.
Feb 10, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tributes that poured in following Wayne Kramer’s death last week came from musicians praising the MC5 guitarist’s contributions to rock music, as well as from prison reform advocates who extolled his legacy of bringing music to incarcerated people.
