Joe Messina worked on hits by Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, and more.
Born and raised in Detroit, Messina began his career as a jazz guitarist in his hometown, doing live and studio gigs, commercial work, and appearing regularly on television. He had stints in the house band at ABC television studios in Detroit, while he also played on the popular Detroit-based TV show,; these gigs gave Messina the chance to play with jazz legends like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Messina played on records by virtually every major Motown act, from Diana Ross and the Supremes to Smokey Robinson and the Miracles to Stevie Wonder. Additionally, his work is all over what’s arguably the label’s most important release, Marvin Gaye’s 1971 classic,
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