Wayne Stanley Kramer (né 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.
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".
Lesen Sie mehr...Der 30. April 1948 war ein Freitag unter dem Sternzeichen ♉. Es war der 120. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Harry S. Truman.
Wenn Sie an diesem Tag geboren wurden, sind Sie 78 Jahre alt. Ihr letzter Geburtstag war am Donnerstag, 30. April 2026, vor 29 Tagen. Ihr nächster Geburtstag ist am Freitag, 30. April 2027 in 335 Tagen. Sie haben 28.518 Tage gelebt oder ungefähr 684.432 Stunden oder ungefähr 41.065.921 Minuten oder ungefähr 2.463.955.260 Sekunden.
Date: 01 May 1948
By JOSEPH A. LOFTUSSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Joseph LOFTUSSpecial
NLRB counsel tries to submit W Randolph statement on NYC Local 6 pact to Washington hearing on ANPA unfair practices suit
Date: 01 May 1948
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Independent faction blasts W Randolph policies, pamphlet Chicago Story; cites fight against Taft-Hartley Law
Date: 30 April 1948
By JOSEPH A. LOFTUSSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Joseph LOFTUSSpecial
trial examiner A Leff sets NLRB hearing on NYC dispute; Randolph charges move fosters publishers alleged refusal to bargain on union security; NLRB atty A Sinsheimer Jr reply; ITU atty G P Van Arkel would bar testimony on post-injunction activities; Randolph denies ITU dominates locals
Date: 30 April 1948
all PM employes put on 90-day probation; T J Murphy comments
Date: 01 May 1948
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
US pact praised, US Sen subcom hearing; approval seen; Asst Sec Thorp and OIT official T C Blaisdell testify
Date: 30 April 1948
US trade plans ad drive to sell canned peas surplus
Date: 01 May 1948
Daily Oklahoman reporter M Gorman gets Natl Mental Hygiene Com Lasker award for State mental hosps expose
Date: 01 May 1948
Breakfast in Hollywood: G Moore named host
Date: 01 May 1948
Radioactive isotopes shipment due to leave US for Amsterdam Zeeman Lab