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American guitarist (1928–2022)
Joe Messina
Messina in 1960s
Birth name Joseph Lucian Messina Born (1928-12-13 ) December 13, 1928Detroit , Michigan, U.S.Died April 4, 2022(2022-04-04) (aged 93 )Northville, Michigan , U.S. Genres
soul
Occupation(s ) Musician Instruments Guitar Formerly of The Funk Brothers
Musical artist
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 .[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Messina was born in Detroit on December 13, 1928.[1] [2] guitar when he was thirteen, after his father purchased one for him.[3] [4] Central High School in his hometown, before studying music at Cass Technical High School .[2] [2]
Messina first played in jazz clubs in Detroit starting in the late 1940s.[2] Sonny Stitt ,[5] Charlie Parker ,[2] Stan Getz ,[5] Jack Teagarden , Lee Konitz ,[5] Jimmy Giuffre , Pepper Adams ,[6] Donald Byrd ,[5] Frank Rosolino , and Dizzy Gillespie .[2] The Soupy Sales Show Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.[2] [7]
In 1958, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy recruited Messina for his Hitsville U.S.A. studio musicians group, known as The Funk Brothers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, they recorded the instrumentals for hundreds of Motown hit records. During this time, Messina worked with performers such as Diana Ross & the Supremes ,[6] the Temptations ,[1] Marvin Gaye , the Four Tops , Stevie Wonder ,[8] Smokey Robinson & the Miracles .[9] Dancing in the Street " (Martha & the Vandellas , 1964),[6] [10] I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) " (Four Tops, 1965),[2] Your Precious Love " (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell , 1967).[6] [11] [2] [12]
Messina was the creator of an alternative music technique known as the Interval Study Method, which uses the chromatic and diatonic scales to create music.[9] jazz musician for a number of years. On March 21, 2013, The Funk Brothers were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame .[13] Standing in the Shadows of Motown [8]
Personal life [ edit ]
Messina was married to wife Josie who died in 2009. The couple had two children: Joel and Janice.[2]
Messina died on April 4, 2022, at age 93 at his son's home in Northville, Michigan .[8] kidney disease during the last twelve years of his life.[2] [8]
References [ edit ]
^ Graff, Gary (April 5, 2022). "Joe Messina, Motown Funk Brothers Guitarist Dies at 93" . Billboard . Retrieved April 7, 2022 .
^ McArdle, Terence (April 7, 2022). "Joe Messina, Funk Brothers guitarist on Motown hits, dies at 93" . The Washington Post . Retrieved April 9, 2022 .
^ a b c d Betts, Graham (June 2, 2014). Motown Encyclopedia ISBN 978-1-311-44154-6
^ a b c d Whitall, Susan (April 4, 2022). "Joe Messina, Motown guitarist and original Funk Brothers member, has died at 93" . The Detroit News . Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ Rolli, Bryan (April 5, 2022). "Funk Brothers Guitarist Joe Messina Dead at 93" . Ultimate Classic Rock . Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ a b c d McCollum, Brian (April 4, 2022). "Funk Brothers guitarist Joe Messina, part of the cornerstone of Motown sound, dies at 93" . Detroit Free Press . Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ a b Blistein, Jon (April 5, 2022). "Joe Messina, Funk Brothers Guitarist on Myriad Motown Classics, Dead at 93" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ "The Funk Brothers – The Motown Backing Band" . news.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014 .
^ MacKenzie, Alex (2009). The Life and Times of the Motown Stars ISBN 978-1-84226-014-2
^ Interviewed for Hitsville Us Eh! , a Canadian documentary film about Motown, released in 2017.
^ "Motown's Funk Brothers get their star" . www.detroitnews.com /. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014 .
Sources [ edit ]
Liner notes of Messina Madness (1993)
Standing in the shadows of Motown , Artisan Entertainment, 2003, OCLC 970743589
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