Love is like a ram-buh-lin rose…
Incendiary! That’s an overused adjective commonly used to describe damp squibs of (in this case) musicians that can barely navigate a pentatonic scale much less rock a cradle. Like Chuck D. used to whisper, “'cos I’m louder than a bomb.” Such is was the life of Detroit’s molotov cocktail of a guitarist, Wayne Kramer. Proto-punk MC5, the cocaine years, incarceration, Gang War, The Hard Stuff, Jail Guitar Doors, MC50, Alice Cooper’s Detroit Stories. I know I’ve missed a few.
I am still in shock, forgive me. “Brother Wayne” passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 of pancreatic cancer. Jesus, I didn’t even know he was ill! A new album was in the works. Aaggh, these humans.
Brothers and sisters! Brothers and sisters, I am compelled…compelled to present to you all today a rightous selection of the revolutionary Brother Wayne Kramer, in
allmost of his glorious phases and stages! Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!- MC5 Remastered Tartar Field - Ramblin Rose/Kick Out The Jams/Looking At You - July 1970
- Wayne Kramer’s Flagrant Disregard For Authority - The ‘Lexington’ Interview
- Wayne Kramer - Chasing A Fire Engine
- MC5 - «Beat Club», Bremen, Germany 1972
- Wayne Kramer & The Pink Fairies - Cocaine Blues 1974-78 (Full Vinyl 2000)
- Wayne Kramer: Jail Guitar Doors USA
- Wayne Kramer - Crack in the Universe
- RUMBLE Web Exclusive: Wayne Kramer and Rumble
- MC5 - May 12, 2022 full set
- Wayne Kramer - Incident on Stock Island
- MC5 - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
- Wayne Kramer’s “Kick Out The Jams” Stratocaster MINIATURE - Restocked!