Legendary Guitarist Wayne Kramer On My Latest Podcast

Legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer on Episode 404 ob Bobby Owsinski's Inner Circle

My guest on the podcast this week is the legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, who may be one of the most unappreciated but exceptionally influential guitarists in rock.

He was a co-founder of the seminal MC5, a band that many would argue started the punk rock movement almost a decade before it became popular. In fact, The Clash even wrote not one, but two songs about him!

Wayne has collaborated with a who’s who of rock’s most elite artists over the years. As a matter of fact, the list is so long that you can read about it here.

His scoring work can be heard on Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down, ESPN’s 5-4-3-2-1, In My Own Words, and Under The Lights, and even for the “Unlabeled” Jim Beam commercial.

Wayne is extremely passionate about his work with Jail Guitar Doors, a program that provides guitars and music lessons for inmates at more than 50 penal institutions throughout the United States. He regularly plays concerts with an all-star band at prisons around the country.

During the interview we spoke about why musicians from Detroit are unique, why the MC5 was banned from radio, his prison experience, his work in film and television scoring, and much more in this incredibly frank discussion.

I spoke with Wayne from his studio in Los Angeles.

On the intro I’ll take a look at how the top music earners compare to youtube earners, and some plugins that can get you into trouble.

Remember that you can find the podcast at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or either on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, StitcherMixcloud, Google Podcasts, Google PlaySpotifyDeezerTunIn Radio, and RadioPublic.

Enjoy the show!


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