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Wayne Kramer

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".

Known for

I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2025 • Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023 • Self
Algren
Algren
2021 • Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019 • Self - MC5
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 • Self
Danny Says
Danny Says
2015 • Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014 • Self (voice)

Full filmography

Algren
Algren
2021 • Self
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The Boneyard Collection
The Boneyard Collection
2008 • Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
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Punk: Attitude
Punk: Attitude
2005 • Himself
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Wayne Kramer – Biography, Known For & Filmography