Wayne Kramer
Known for ActingBorn 1948-04-30 — died 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".
Known for
Detroit Lives
2010 · as Self
The Boneyard Collection
2008 · as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Gimme Danger
2016
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2026 · as Self
A Band Called Death
2013 · as Self
Punk: Attitude
2005 · as Himself
25 Years of Punk
2001 · as Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014 · as Self (voice)
Danny Says
2015 · as Self
Algren
2021 · as Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023 · as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 · as Self
Rockin' in the USA
2003
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003
Plaster Caster
2003 · as Self
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019 · as Self - MC5
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2001 · as Self