Joe Messina
Biography
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
What's Going On
1971
Where Did Our Love Go
1964
All Directions
1972
Puzzle People
1969
Sky's The Limit
1971
Psychedelic Shack
1970
People...Hold On
1972
Down To Earth
1974
Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
1992
Masterpiece
1973
Solid Rock
1972
Face To Face With The Truth
1971
"David" Unreleased LP & More
2004
Dance Party
1965
Credited work
526 releases · 35 albums · active 1959–2025
- Performance · 537
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit · Golden World Studios · Motown's Golden World Studio
Frequent collaborators
- The Temptations
- Marvin Gaye
- Various
- The Undisputed Truth
- Four Tops
- The Funk Brothers
- Valerie Simpson
- Smokey Robinson + The Miracles