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 original guitarists for Motown Records' in-house backing band the Funk Brothers, died on Monday at the age of 93. Born on Dec. 13, 1928, in Detroit, Messina began playing ...

The Funk Brothers played on more number 1 singles than any other band in history. Sadly, their status as sidemen for Motown Records largely consigned these unsung pioneers to the forgotten corners of ...

Eddie Willis, the last original member of the Motown group The Funk Brothers has passed away. According to his son, Michael Willis, Eddie died Monday, Aug. 20 in his hometown of Greneda, Mississippi.

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 ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - They were known as the Funk Brothers, the session or in-house musicians who brought the music to life for Motown’s biggest artists. These jazz musicians provided the soulful ...

Some say that it's the singer, not the song. The reverse was the case at the Moore Theatre Friday night, when the greatest hit machine in the history of recorded music led a near-capacity crowd ...

Eddie Willis, guitarist and original member of the famed Motown Records house band the Funk Brothers, died Monday near his hometown of Grenada, Mississippi. Willis was 82. Willis’ daughter Terez ...

Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) - In this, our second installment of the celebration of Motown, Lisa Germani sits down with Beth Griffith-Manley, daughter of legendary Funk Brother Johnny Griffith. As a ...

Former Hollisters front man Mike Barfield and Paladins guitar whiz Dave Gonzales seem like an odd musical pairing but, according to both, it’s actually entirely logical. “I met Mike the first time I ...