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Melvin Ragin ( Detroit, Míchigan; 8 de diciembre de 1950- Santa Mónica, California; 24 de octubre de 2018 1 ), más conocido por su nombre artístico Wah-Wah Watson, fue un guitarrista y músico de sesión de soul, jazz, funk y disco, especialmente conocido por su uso del pedal de wah-wah.
Melvin M. Ragin (December 8, 1950 – October 24, 2018), known professionally as " Wah Wah Watson ," was an American guitarist who was a member of the Funk Brothers, the studio band for Motown Records. He also worked extensively as a session musician in a variety of genres from jazz and pop to R&B .
1 de dic. de 2019 · Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson — aka Melvin Ragin (1950 — Oct. 24, 2018) — was an American guitarist noted for his session work on numerous jazz-funk and soul albums from the 1970s and 1980s. Deriving his stagename from the wah-wah pedal, he released the album Elementary on Columbia in 1976.
A behind-the-scenes pioneer of the '70s soul/funk, Watson was a key player in the era's Motown Sound and has contributed guitar and/or writing and production to literally hundreds of singles and albums between then and now.
He played on numerous sessions in the 1970s and 1980s for many top soul, funk and disco acts, including Herbie Hancock; he both recorded and composed songs with the Pointer Sisters. In 1977, Watson released his first solo album, Elementary, on Columbia Records. The album was co-produced by Watson and David Rubinson.
Melvin Ragin (Detroit, Míchigan; 8 de diciembre de 1950-Santa Mónica, California; 24 de octubre de 2018 [1]), más conocido por su nombre artístico Wah-Wah Watson, fue un guitarrista y músico de sesión de soul, jazz, funk y disco, especialmente conocido por su uso del pedal de wah-wah.
1 de nov. de 2018 · Nov. 1, 2018. Melvin Ragin, the guitarist who performed as Wah Wah Watson through decades of recording and touring — with the Temptations, Michael Jackson, Maxwell, Herbie Hancock, Alicia...
