Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk Brothers guitar players Eddie Willis, left, of Grenada, Mississippi, and Joe Messina, right, of Warren, share a laugh during ...

Joe Messina, one of the star guitarists on the front line of Motown’s studio band, the Funk Brothers, died early Monday at his son Joel Messina’s Northville home, his son confirmed. He died of natural ...

Eddie Willis at a ceremony in 2013 for The Funk Brothers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Credit: Angela George, Wikimedia Creative Commons Eddie “Chank” Willis, one of the original ...

Joe Messina, the prolific guitarist whose work with the Funk Brothers can be heard on an array of Motown classics, died Monday, April 4, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was 93. Messina died at his ...

The Funk Brothers step out of the shadows and into the open Friday night at Chateau Ste. Michelle. The R&B and soul group -- members of the legendary studio band at Motown Records in the label's ...

Step into a day of timeless grooves, soulful vibes, and floor-filling classics… We’re transforming Camp & Furnace into a Motown & Funk paradise, celebrating the music that defined generations. From ...

Celebrate love with Motown’s most romantic music, artisan chocolate, personalized candles and diamonds at the Sugar & Soul Motown Tribute featuring Funk Factory. Music director and drummer Anthony ...

HOLLYWOOD — Artisan Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” a documentary about a group of backup musicians known as the Funk Brothers who provided the ...

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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 Once in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Messina was by all accounts, including his own, a soft-spoken guy who was happiest while playing his guitar. But as one of ...