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MC5 was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. [5] [6] The classic line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. MC5 were listed by Parade as one of the best rock bands of all time [7] and by VH1 as one of the greatest hard ...
Jul 31, 2009 · 5.6K. 940K views 14 years ago BREMEN. Along with Iggy & The Stooges the Michigan based MC5 (= Motor City 5; Motor City = Detroit) was one of the first bands who started a prototype of what would...
May 15, 2024 · the MC5, American rock group that was one of the most controversial and ultimately influential bands of the late 1960s, paving the way for such genres as punk and grunge. The principal members were vocalist Rob Tyner (original name Robert Derminer; b. December 12, 1944, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—d.
Feb 9, 2024 · The band's founder, singer and one of its guitarists, Wayne Kramer, died last week at the age of 75. The group MC5, which stood for Motor City Five, was loud and often dissonant. Some lyrics had...
Feb 2, 2024 · Updated 4:35 PM PDT, February 2, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75.
Feb 3, 2024 · MC5, Rolling Stone Music Now, Wayne Kramer. In a 2018 interview, late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer explained the development of one of the most untamed, revolutionary rock bands of all time.
MC5. Follow Artist +. Rock revolutionaries and progenitors of punk, with a musical and political stance that crystallized around sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Formed. 1964 in Lincoln Park, MI.
