Guitarist with proto-punk band MC5, Wayne Kramer played in a number of other
bands over the course of a long solo career. Born Wayne Stanley Krambes in
Detroit, Michigan on April 30, 1948, he formed the MC5 in 1963 with guitarist
Fred ‘Sonic’ Smith and singer Rob Tyner, under the supervision of manager John
Sinclair, a poet and free jazz enthusiast known for his political activism.
Under his influence, the MC5 (Motor City Five) forged their live reputation in a
style that borrowed from garage rock, hard rock, psychedelic rock, blues and
rock'n'roll, as evidenced by their debut al...