Founding MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, the last surviving member of the influential Detroit proto-punk band MC5, died Thursday, May 9, after experiencing a series of medical issues. He was 75.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MC5 in 1967, l-r, Fred 'Sonic' Smith, Michael Davis, Dennis 'Machine Gun' Thompson, Wayne Kramer and Rob Tyner - Leni ...

On stage at El Club, a respectably divey club in his hometown of Detroit, for a Cinco de Mayo show in 2022, Wayne Kramer was preparing to play something more than 50 years in the making — a new MC5 ...

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the longtime drummer of the iconic Detroit proto-punk band MC5 who earned his nickname due to his rapidfire drum style and its militant rat-tat-tat sound, has died, the ...

DETROIT - 1967: The rock group MC5 (L-R Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer and Michael Davis) pose for a photo in front of an American flag in 1967 in Detroit, ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage ...

The musician was known as one of the founding members of the influential Detroit punk band MC5 Scott Dudelson/Getty Wayne Kramer, founding member of the legendary Detroit punk band MC5, has died at ...

Wayne Kramer, the influential guitarist of Michigan’s hard-rock band MC5, has died. He was 75. Kramer died Friday, according to a joint announcement on his and MC5’s official Instagram pages. No cause ...

Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the proto-punk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced groups such as the Clash and Rage Against the Machine, ...

Wayne Kramer, the cofounder and guitarist-vocalist of the iconic Detroit punk band MC5, has died at age 75. The news was shared on Kramer and MC5’s official social media pages today, but a cause of ...

Wayne Kramer, a co-founder of legendary Detroit rock band MC5, died Friday at the age of 75 — mere weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His death was announced on his social media ...