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Wah-Wah Watson
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American guitarist
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
- Elementary1976
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,078
- Total plays
- 55,993
Tags
funkguitarsoul70sjazz funk
Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin, December 8, 1950 – October 24, 2018) was an American guitarist and session musician famed for his skills with a wah-wah pedal. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Melvin Ragin moved to Detroit and became a member of the Motown Records studio band, The Funk Brothers, where he recorded with artists like The Temptations (his guitar work on "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is particularly notable), The Jackson 5, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & The Pips, and The Supremes. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Melvin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.wahwah.com
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- date of birth
- 1950-12-08
- date of death
- 2018-10-24
- name
- Wah Wah Watson
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
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