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Joe Messina (* 13. Dezember 1928 in Detroit; † 4. April 2022 [1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzgitarrist, der sich vor allem als Sessionmusiker – als Teil der The Funk Brothers – für die Studioproduktion von Motown in den 1960er-Jahren hervortat. Leben und Wirken.
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the " white brother with soul ", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records ' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers .
5. Apr. 2022 · Joe Messina played on hits by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Diana Ross and more as a member of the Funk Brothers, Motown's house band. He also won a Grammy and a Lifetime Achievement Award for his musical contributions.
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5. Apr. 2022 · Joe Messina, guitarist for the Funk Brothers and Motown session legend, has died at the age of 93. As per The Detroit News, the news was confirmed by Messina’s son, Joel. It’s been reported Joe died of natural causes linked to a kidney disease he had been battling for 12 years.
5. Apr. 2022 · Joe Messina was a jazz-trained musician who played on hits by nearly every act during Motown's golden age. He also created a guitar technique, won two Grammys and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.
4. Apr. 2022 · Joe Messina was one of the star guitarists on the front line of Motown’s studio band, the Funk Brothers, and won two Grammys for the soundtrack to “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.” He also played jazz with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, and ran a car wash and a jewelry store after Motown left Detroit.
7. Apr. 2022 · Joe Messina, a guitarist with the Motown session band known as the Funk Brothers whose largely anonymous work graced hit records such as Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” Stevie Wonder’s “For...
