Wayne Kramer
Born: 1948-04-30 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 2024-02-02
Known For: Acting
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
2021
- Algren as Self
2019
- Punk as Self
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - MC5
2017
2015
- Hell and Back ... (Songs)
- Danny Says as Self
2014
- Super Duper Alice Cooper as Self (voice)
2013
- A Band Called Death as Self
- Rock N' Roll Stories as Guest
- MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2012
2010
- Detroit Lives as Himself
2009
- It Came from Detroit as Self
2008
- The Boneyard Collection as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
2005
- Punk: Attitude as Himself
- Stan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt ... (Thanks)
2004
2002
- MC5: A True Testimonial as Himself
2001
- 25 Years of Punk as Self
- Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie as Self