Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band MC5, dies aged 75

Wayne Kramer’s band influenced many others (Todd Williamson/Invision for Ciroc/AP)

Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of proto-punk Detroit band the MC5 who influenced groups from The Clash to Rage Against The Machine, has died aged 75.

Kramer died on Friday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, according to Jason Heath, a close friend and executive director of Kramer’s non-profit Jail Guitar Doors USA.