- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 30, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- February 2, 2024
Wayne Kramer
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
movieI Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2026 · Self
movieAngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023 · Self
movieAlgren
2021 · Self
movieThe Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
movieCreem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019 · Self - MC5
tvPunk
2019 · Self
movieRumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 · Self
movieGimme Danger
2016
movieHell and Back
2015 · Songs
movieDanny Says
2015 · Self
movieSuper Duper Alice Cooper
2014 · Self (voice)
movieA Band Called Death
2013 · Self
Rock N' Roll Stories
tvRock N' Roll Stories
2013 · Self
movieMC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2013
movieLouder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012 · Self
movieDetroit Lives
2010 · Self
movieIt Came from Detroit
2009 · Self
movieThe Boneyard Collection
2008 · Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
moviePunk: Attitude
2005 · Himself
movieStan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
2005 · Thanks
movieTwenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
2004 · Self
Rockin' in the USA
movieRockin' in the USA
2003
movieSonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003
moviePlaster Caster
2003 · Self
movieMC5: A True Testimonial
2002 · Himself
movieBorn to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2001 · Self
movie25 Years of Punk
2001 · Self
movieMC5: Kick Out the Jams
1999