Mudhoney Members: Wayne Kramer, Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Steve Turner

Chapters: Wayne Kramer, Mark Arm, Matt Lukin, Guy Maddison, Dan Peters, Steve Turner. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayne Kramer (born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and TV composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amidst drug abuse and personal problems, leading to several fallow years for Kramer, who battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the '90s. Rolling Stone ranked him number nintey-three on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time. The MC5 often played at Detroit's famous Grande Ballroom and was managed by John Sinclair, a radical left-wing writer and co-founder of the White Panther Party, until 1970 when Jon Landau took over creative management of the group. After MC5's demise, Kramer spent several years committing crimes and battling drug addictions. In 1975, he was caught selling cocaine to undercover federal agents and went to prison for over two years at the Lexington Federal Prison in Lexington, Kentucky. While incarcerated he met Red Rodney, the American jazz trumpeter who had played with Charlie Parker's quintet. They played together in the institution's Sunday chapel. Upon his release from prison, he moved to New York City and briefly teamed up with Johnny Thunders. They formed the band Gang War. He also played with popular 1980 band "Fats Deacon and the Dumbwaiters," making appearances on The Uncle Floyd Show, and appearing at all the major clubs of that era. The Dumbwaiters also included drummer Joey "Bones..".More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3674381 View Less