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Wayne Kramer
Wayne Stanley Kramer 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. Kramer and guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith co-founded the MC5 in 1963, with vocalist Rob Tyner, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson joining shortly after. The MC5 became known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The group broke up amid government harassment, poverty, and drug abuse. For Kramer, this led to several fallow years as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s. In 2009, Kramer founded the independent initiative Jail Guitar Doors, USA with Billy Bragg and Margaret Saadi Kramer. The project was named after a song by The Clash, which the band had written as the B-side of "Clash City Rockers" in dedication to Kramer and to raise awareness of his term in prison. The song opens with the lines "Let me tell you 'bout Wayne and his deals of cocaine", which is a reference to Wayne Kramer's imprisonment. Rolling Stone ranked him among the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time". From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Cherry Bomb
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Crack in the Universe
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Edge of the Switchblade
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Bad Seed
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Turn Up The Mains
Jesse Malin

Albums

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Lexington

2014
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Dangerous Madness

1996
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Gang War

2004
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The Hard Stuff

1995
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LLMF

1998
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Citizen Wayne

1997

Singles & EPs

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The American Ruse (feat. Vicki Randle)

Single • 2020
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Chasing a Fire Engine

Single • 2014
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I Can See for Miles

Single • 2020
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Crawling Outta the Jungle

Single • 1999
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American Ruse

Single • 2018
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The American Ruse

Single • 1970
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The Mind of Mark DeFriest (Original Documentary Soundtrack) [feat. Franc Foster, Juan Tillis]

Single • 2015

Videos

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Professor Wayne's "Ramblin' Rose" Is Here — Part 1: Live Performance w/Brad Brooks & The 842s!

Wayne Kramer • 3.4K views
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Long Lost MC5 Footage! Democratic National Convention Riots - Chicago 1968

Wayne Kramer • 128K views
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Prof. Wayne Rocks Out! "Baby Won't Ya" feat. The 842s

Wayne Kramer • 1.5K views
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Prof. Wayne Rocks GOTTA KEEP MOVIN' w/Brad Brooks & The 842s

Wayne Kramer • 1.8K views

Live performances

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Prof. Wayne Returns! "Over and Over" Part 1: Live Performance w/Lisa Kekaula & Waylon Rector!

Wayne Kramer • 5.7K views
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Prof. Wayne Returns! "Let Me Try" Part 1: Live Performance w/Lisa Kekaula & Waylon Rector!

Wayne Kramer • 3.4K views
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KESHA & Prof. Wayne PART 1 -- Join Forces on MISS X! (DONATE to Jail Guitar Doors!)

Wayne Kramer • 11K views
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MC5 Rehearsal Sneak Peek! The MC5's Classic TONIGHT

Wayne Kramer • 12K views
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Long Lost #MC5 Remastered Footage! "Tonight" - Aylesbury Friars

Wayne Kramer • 167K views
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"The Czar of Poisonville" by Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer • 2.6K views
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Long Lost #MC5 Remastered Footage! "Kick Out The Jams" - Aylesbury Friars

Wayne Kramer • 81K views

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