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Wayne Kramer

Wayne Stanley Kramer (born Kambes; April 30, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American musician, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5.

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Born
Wayne Stanley Kambes (1948-04-30)April 30, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
February 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Formerly of
MC5
Genres
Punk rock · psychedelic rock · garage rock · blues rock · proto-punk
Instruments
Guitar · bass guitar · vocals
Labels
Epitaph · Alive · Atlantic · Elektra

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Wayne Kramer

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Genres · 7
Wayne Kramer → blues rock, free jazz, garage rock, hard rock, proto-punk, psychedelic rock, Punk rock
related to External links · 7
Wayne Kramer → Archived March, DiscogsWayne Kramer, IMDbJail Guitar Doors, Kramer, USA, Wayback MachineWayne Kramer's InstagramWayne, Wayne Kramer's
Labels · 4
Wayne Kramer → Alive, Atlantic, Elektra, Epitaph
Instruments · 3
Wayne Kramer → bass guitar, Guitar, vocals
Occupations · 3
Wayne Kramer → Musician, producer, songwriter
Born · 1
Wayne Kramer → Wayne Stanley Kambes (1948-04-30)April 30, 1948 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died · 1
Wayne Kramer → February 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Formerly of · 1
Wayne Kramer → MC5
Spouse · 1
Wayne Kramer → Margaret Saadi
Website · 1
Wayne Kramer → www.waynekramer.com

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Wayne KramerDiedFebruary 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Wayne KramerFormerly ofMC51.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenresPunk rock1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenrespsychedelic rock1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenresgarage rock1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenresblues rock1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenresproto-punk1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenreshard rock1.00infobox
Wayne KramerGenresfree jazz1.00infobox
Wayne KramerInstrumentsGuitar1.00infobox
Wayne KramerInstrumentsbass guitar1.00infobox
Wayne KramerInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Wayne KramerLabelsEpitaph1.00infobox
Wayne KramerLabelsAlive1.00infobox
Wayne KramerLabelsAtlantic1.00infobox
Wayne KramerLabelsElektra1.00infobox
Wayne KramerOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Wayne KramerOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Wayne KramerOccupationsproducer1.00infobox
Wayne KramerSpouseMargaret Saadi1.00infobox
Wayne KramerWebsitewww.waynekramer.com1.00infobox
Wayne KramerYears active1963–20241.00infobox

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