The musician helped shape the blossoming punk rock genre in the 1960s and ’70s.
He will be remembered for starting a revolution in music, culture, and kindness."
Kramer was imprisoned in 1975 for drug charges and met Charlie Parkers trumpeter Red Rodney while incarcerated.
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The two played in the group Street Sounds together while behind bars.
In addition to playing studio sessions and performing live with various artists, Kramer took up carpentry and woodworking.
The guitarist relocated to Los Angeles and released four solo albums beginning in 1995, includingThe Hard Stuff.
Heplanned for a new MC5 albumto be released this spring.
Brother Wayne Kramer was the best man Ive ever known.
Wayne was a guardian angel to so many.
The countless lives hes [touched], healed, helped and saved will continue his spirit and legacy.
