Wayne Kramer

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".

Known For

Punk

A Band Called Death

Gimme Danger

Super Duper Alice Cooper

The Boneyard Collection

I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol

Danny Says

Punk: Attitude

All Movies (24)

• I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol2026 · as Self
• AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex2023 · as Self
• Algren2021 · as Self
• The Ventures: Stars on Guitars2020
• Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine2019 · as Self - MC5
• Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World2017 · as Self
• Gimme Danger2016
• Danny Says2015 · as Self
• Super Duper Alice Cooper2014 · as Self (voice)
• A Band Called Death2013 · as Self
• MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-19722013
• Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story2012 · as Self
• Detroit Lives2010 · as Self
• It Came from Detroit2009 · as Self
• The Boneyard Collection2008 · as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
• Punk: Attitude2005 · as Himself
• Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair2004 · as Self
• Rockin' in the USA2003
• Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC52003
• Plaster Caster2003 · as Self
• MC5: A True Testimonial2002 · as Himself
• Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie2001 · as Self
• 25 Years of Punk2001 · as Self
• MC5: Kick Out the Jams1999

All TV Shows (2)

• Punk2019 · as Self
• Rock N' Roll Stories2013 · as Self