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Rock world pays tribute to MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, who died this week at the age of 75

Alice Cooper, Slash, Tom Morello and Jack White among the stars paying tribute to late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer

Louder

Wayne Kramer: a complex and influential musician, dogged by lucklessness

The musician, who has died aged 75, co-founded MC5, a band that for all its undoubted brilliance, lurched from one disaster to the next

The Guardian - UK

MC5 Co-Founder Wayne Kramer Dies at 75 from Pancreatic Cancer

Wayne Kramer, founding member of MC5, the influential protopunk band, has passed away at 75. His raw music and political activism left a lasting legacy on ...

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"Brother Wayne Kramer was the best man I’ve ever known": Tributes for MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, who has died aged 75

Tom Morello says he "basically invented punk rock music", while Jack White calls Kramer "definitely part of the solution"

MusicRadar

MC5 founder, guitarist and driving force Wayne Kramer dead at 75

The death of Wayne Kramer was confirmed in a short message posted on his social media accounts

Louder

Wayne Kramer, co-founder of rock band MC5, dies aged 75

Guitarist helped to give Detroit band their powerful, politically charged sound and continued their legacy into the 21st century

The Guardian - UK

Wayne Kramer, influential MC5 guitarist, dies at 75

With his six-string brother-in-arms, the late Fred “Sonic” Smith, Kramer was the architect of the MC5's tough, years-ahead-of-its-time sound, best exemplified on their legendary 1969 debut album, Kick Out the Jams

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24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

Louder

"The record is a guitar extravaganza": Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971, will feature Slash, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains' William DuVall, Vernon Reid, and more

Wayne Kramer promises that Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971’s High Time, is coming in spring 2024

Louder

MC5, a 6-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, revs up for first album in 51 years and new tour

SAN DIEGO — How many 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are now recording their first new album in more than half a century — and performing at a 230-capacity San Diego music bar this month?

Tribune News Service

MC5 ready to kick out the jams on first new album in 50 years

If the descriptor "first album in over 50 years" has ever been used before, it certainly hasn't been often.

Tribune News Service

Cynthia Plaster Caster: the artist whose rock star penis sculptures asked big questions about manhood

The 74-year-old artist, who died last week, turned the tables on rock musicians with her notorious plaster casts – and complicated the image of the groupie

The Guardian - UK

Wayne Kramer announces new MC5 album, upcoming tour dates

Wayne Kramer isn't waiting around for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to get back into action.

Tribune News Service

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