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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.
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.
- Estadounidense
- 24 de octubre de 2018, Santa Mónica (Estados Unidos)
Wah Wah Watson, Guitarist Whose Sound Was Everywhere, Dies at 67. The guitarist Melvin Ragin, better known as Wah Wah Watson, in an undated photo. He was widely admired, and imitated, by ...
25 de oct. de 2018 · Melvin Ragin, known as “Wah Wah Watson” for the quivering, darting, wonderfully textured sounds he conjured from his guitar and wah wah pedal in countless sessions for stars of soul and funk,...
26 de oct. de 2018 · Melvin “Wah Wah Watson” Ragin from the Funk Brothers performs live onstage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1976. Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns/Getty Images. With his rhythmic skill and creative daring, the inventive guitarist proved that the wah pedal was much more than a gimmick.
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.
Aside from being among the greatest soul/funk/pop classics of our time, those and scores more smash hits of the last two decades share another major distinction; all feature the signature riffs, licks and grooves of legendary session guitarist, writer, producer and artist Wah Wah Watson.
