Wayne Kramer of the MC5 Passed Away

Sorry to hear of the passing of Wayne Kramer. Kick Out the Jams was such a seminal proto-punk album from 1969! 

@jasonbourne71 ,

You are so right.    I believe there is only 1 band-member left that is still alive, or maybe two.  I missed seeing him the last time he was out my way.   They were way ahead of their time and made mistakes like having Lenny Sinclair be their manager and spokesperson.  I also read Wayne’s book, “The Hard Stuff” and it tells you everything about the band, the music and drugs.  

I was unfamiliar with this band so fired up the Kick Out the Jams album on Qobuz. Interesting stuff, way more energy than what I normally listen to with my morning coffee :)

R.I.P. Wayne

Terry Gross of "Fresh Air" recently aired an  old interview with him if anyone is interested.

@bander ,  I am very interested, could you kindly post the link?

stereo5 go to  npr.org>programs. You'll easily find the interview.