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Kramer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, according to Jason Heath, a close friend and executive director of Kramer’s nonprofit Jail Guitar Doors. Heath said the cause of death was pancreatic cancer.
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Wayne Kramer, the guitarist for Detroit proto-punk band MC5, has died at 75.
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Guitarist was integral to influential band’s sound and radical approach
MC5 Co-Founder Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist, dies at 75. His iconic journey from radical rock to prison and redemption leaves a lasting legacy. Find more details on the late legend below!
The MC5's Wayne Kramer has died aged 75; he was not only their guitarist but a memoirist and political activist