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".
Filmography
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2026
as Self
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
as Self
Algren
2021
as Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019
as Self - MC5
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
as Self
Gimme Danger
2016
Danny Says
2015
as Self
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
as Self (voice)
A Band Called Death
2013
as Self
MC5: Early Video Collection 1967-1972
2013
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
2012
as Self
Detroit Lives
2010
as Self
It Came from Detroit
2009
as Self
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
Punk: Attitude
2005
as Himself
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
2004
as Self
- No poster
Rockin' in the USA
2003
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5
2003
Plaster Caster
2003
as Self
MC5: A True Testimonial
2002
as Himself
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
2001
as Self
25 Years of Punk
2001
as Self
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
1999