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FILE - Wayne Kramer, co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5, performs at the after party for the CBGB West Coast Premiere Powered by Ciroc in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2013. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for Ciroc/AP, File)

Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

Guitarist Wayne Kramer, founder of the band the MC5, plays one of the instruments that will be provided to jail inmates as part of the Jail Guitar Doors USA initiative, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Kramer's recording studio in Los Angeles. Kramer, died Feb. 2, 2024, at age 75 of pancreatic cancer. The tributes that poured in following Kramer's death came from musicians praising the MC5 guitarist's contributions to rock music, as well as from prison reform advocates who extolled his legacy of bringing music to incarcerated people. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Wayne Kramer, late guitarist of rock band MC5, also leaves legacy of bringing music to prisons

Associated Press

Wayne Kramer interview: MC5 rock star to prisoner to ‘Kick Out the Jams’ music healer

By Keith Valcourt - Special to The Washington Times

This CD cover image released by Industrial Amusement shows &quot;Lexington,&quot; a new release by Wayne Kramer. (AP Photo/Industrial Amusement)

Review: MC5’s Wayne Kramer returns with jazz album

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

MC5’s Wayne Kramer returns to jail with guitars

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press