#Kick Out the Jams

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Cat & Angel gramophone needles, ca. 1930s. Item from my collection.

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hi tumblr could you uhh put my mic on the stand? :3c and let me kick out the jams? >.<

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Rest in Riffs, Wayne Kramer

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Kick out the jams!

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[the-birth-of-art]

Fare thee well, Brother Wayne Kramer (1948-2024)

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MC5 Co-founder and Leader Wayne Kramer Dies at 75

Wayne Kramer, the guitarist, singer and songwriter who co-founded and fronted the massively influential MC5, has died, his family said.

Kramer, who reformed the band in 2018 after a stint in prison in the 1970s and subsequent solo career, was 75 and died Feb. 2 from pancreatic cancer, the family’s statement said.

“He will be remembered for starting a revolution in music, culture and kindness,” the family said.

Alice Cooper mourned his “longtime friend - and sometimes collaborator” on social media: “Wayne Kramer. R.I.P.”

“He was my favorite person in the world,” Jill Sobule said of Kramer. “So beloved. I was lucky to have him in my life.”

Outside of his music career, Kramer founded Jail Guitar Doors, which provides acoustic guitars to incarcerated people.

“Rest in power to a brother who dedicated his life to being part of the solution,” Third Man Records said in a statement.

The MC5 released three LPs during its initial 1969-1972 run and is best known by the public for “Kick out the Jams.” Musicians felt the impact more deeply.

A “saddened” Vernon Reid ticked off Kramer’s many guises: “Punk-rock pioneer. Inmate-rights reformer. Author. Human-rights activist. Anti-violence advocate. Guitar badass. And major dude.”

Kramer was “the greatest man I’ve ever known,” Tom Morello said, adding that every time he’s in the studio, “the rawest, fastest track ha(s) the working title ‘MC5.’”

“Whenever and wherever any of us kick out the jams, Brother Wayne will be right there with us,” Morello said.

Or as the Dictators put it: “No MC5, no Dictators.”

2/2/24

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Watch "Kick Out The Jams - Bad Brains (Feat. Henry Rollins)" on YouTube

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One of, if not the earliest known photo of Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson performing with MC5 on Boblo Island in Detroit, MI in 1965.

Photo by Emil Bacilla

RIP Dennis Thompson, the final surviving member of MC5 September 7th, 1948 - May 8th, 2024

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MC5 'Kick Out the Jams/Empty Heart' French TV from 'Thunder Express' 1972

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Kick out the jams motherfuckers!!!

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11:50 AM EDT August 24, 2024:

Monster Magnet - "Kick Out The Jams" From the album Powertrip (June 16, 1998)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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RIP wayne kramer

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MC5 - Kick Out The Jams

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Kick Out The Jams - MC5 - 1970

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