Wayne Kramer, whose explosive guitar playing with the influential Detroit band the MC5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped to set the template for punk rock, died on Friday.
The death was confirmed in a post on his official Instagram account, which said the cause was pancreatic cancer.
It did not say where he died.
The MC5 (short for Motor City Five) formed in Lincoln Park, Mich., in 1965.
Mr. Kramer and Fred (Sonic) Smith teamed to provide the twin-guitar attack that was at the heart of the band’s sound, and the centerpiece of its notoriously loud and frenetic live performances.
Persons:
Wayne Kramer, Kramer, Fred, Smith
Organizations:
Motor
Locations:
Detroit, Lincoln Park, Mich