Wayne Kramer
Date of birth: 1948-04-30
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: MC5
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".
Movie Credits
Plaster Caster
2003-09-01
Portrait of legendary artist and groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster famous for plaster casting the penis
A Band Called Death
2013-06-27
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017-07-26
Documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history, a little-known story built
Punk: Attitude
2005-07-04
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy.
MC5: A True Testimonial
2002-02-02
This documentary, made over a period of eight years, tells the remarkable story of an extremely infl
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023-09-14
The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse be
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003-11-26
Detroit's iconic rock group The MC5 is celebrated in this raucous London concert featuring other mus
Rockin' in the USA
2003-12-30
Twenty-two rare German television appearances from 1960s and '70s American rock and blues acts are f
It Came from Detroit
2009-07-23
It Came from Detroit is the ultimate inside look at the Motor City’s internationally renowned “garag
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012-07-17
The greatest untold story in Rock and Roll history as revealed by the musicians,artists and people t
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
1999-09-07
Kick Out the Jams features many never before seen films of the MC5 as created by Leni Sinclair & con
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019-03-14
Explores the seminal music magazine from its 1969 launch in Detroit to the untimely death of its pub
Danny Says
2015-03-18
DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivot
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2001-06-14
Veteran documentary filmmaker and hipster Lech Kowalski creates this film about his friend and hard-
Algren
2021-10-21
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrate
25 Years of Punk
2001-04-19
Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020-02-12
Documentary film on the #1 instrumental rock group in the world, The Ventures. The story of their ri
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
2004-06-19
John Sinclair first emerged out of his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course th
The Boneyard Collection
2008-01-01
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first on
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014-04-17
Emerging from the Detroit music scene of the 1970s in a flurry of long hair and sequins, Alice Coope
Detroit Lives
2010-08-30
Before its economic decline, Detroit was a major metropolis. Now, in the 2000s, the young people of
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2013-02-27
Detroit legends, MC5, captured live and in-studio performance throughout their short -- yet influent
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2025-02-10
Experience the Pistols' rise to global infamy with an honest, insightful account of a group of malco