Wayne Kramer, the cofounder and guitarist-vocalist of the iconic Detroit punk bandMC5, has died at age 75.
They played locally, eventually becoming the house band at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.
They released two more albums,1970sBack in the USAand 1971sHigh Time.
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They ended things with a farewell Grande Ballroom show on December 31, 1972.
Kramer tried to start a new MC5 lineup, with himself as lead singer.
In 1994, Kramer signed with Epitaph as a solo artist.
Wayne Kramer in 2019 and top right with the MC5 circa 1970
He also guested on Bad Religions 1994 albumStranger Than Fiction.
Eventually, Kramer reunited the surviving members of the MC5 and toured with acts including Rage Against the Machine.
Kramers survivors include his wife, Margaret, and a son.
No memorial details were immediately available.
