Введение
Джозеф Лусиан Мессина (13 декабря 1928 – 4 апреля 2022) – американский гитарист. Прозванный "белым братом с душой", он был одним из самых плодовитых гитаристов в студийной группе Motown Records, The Funk Brothers. Он начал играть на гитаре в тринадцать лет, после того как его отец купил ему инструмент. Мессина сначала учился в Центральной средней школе в родном городе, а затем изучал музыку в технической школе Касса. Чарли Паркер, Дональд Бёрд,
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in house studio band, the Funk Brothers. He started playing the guitar when he was thirteen, after his father purchased one for him. Messina initially attended Central High School in his hometown, before studying music at Cass Technical High School. Charlie Parker, Donald Byrd,
In 1958, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy recruited Messina for his Hitsville U. S. A. studio musicians group, known as The Funk Brothers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, they recorded the instrumentals for hundreds of Motown hit records. During this time, Messina worked with performers such as Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Among the many Motown hits Messina played on are "Dancing in the Street" (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964), "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops, 1965), Messina stopped playing guitar for 30 years after Berry Gordy took his Motown operation to Los Angeles in 1972,
Messina was the creator of an alternative music technique known as the Interval Study Method, which uses the chromatic and diatonic scales to create music. The Funk Brothers were also the subject of the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, in which Messina appeared extensively.
В 1958 году основатель Motown Records Берри Горди пригласил Мессину в свою группу студийных музыкантов Hitsville U.S.A., известную как The Funk Brothers. В 1960-х и начале 1970-х они записали инструментальные партии для сотен хитов Motown. В этот период Мессина работал с такими исполнителями, как Diana Ross & the Supremes и Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Среди многочисленных хитов Motown, в записи которых участвовал Мессина, – "Dancing in the Street" (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964) и "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops, 1965). Мессина прекратил играть на гитаре на 30 лет после того, как Берри Горди перенёс свой лейбл Motown в Лос-Анджелес в 1972 году.
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in house studio band, the Funk Brothers. He started playing the guitar when he was thirteen, after his father purchased one for him. Messina initially attended Central High School in his hometown, before studying music at Cass Technical High School. Charlie Parker, Donald Byrd,
In 1958, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy recruited Messina for his Hitsville U. S. A. studio musicians group, known as The Funk Brothers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, they recorded the instrumentals for hundreds of Motown hit records. During this time, Messina worked with performers such as Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Among the many Motown hits Messina played on are "Dancing in the Street" (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964), "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops, 1965), Messina stopped playing guitar for 30 years after Berry Gordy took his Motown operation to Los Angeles in 1972,
Messina was the creator of an alternative music technique known as the Interval Study Method, which uses the chromatic and diatonic scales to create music. The Funk Brothers were also the subject of the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, in which Messina appeared extensively.
Мессина был создателем альтернативной музыкальной техники, известной как Метод интервального изучения, который использует хроматические и диатонические гаммы для создания музыки. The Funk Brothers также стали героями документального фильма 2002 года "Стоя в тени Motown", в котором Мессина принимал активное участие.
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in house studio band, the Funk Brothers. He started playing the guitar when he was thirteen, after his father purchased one for him. Messina initially attended Central High School in his hometown, before studying music at Cass Technical High School. Charlie Parker, Donald Byrd,
In 1958, Motown Records founder Berry Gordy recruited Messina for his Hitsville U. S. A. studio musicians group, known as The Funk Brothers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, they recorded the instrumentals for hundreds of Motown hit records. During this time, Messina worked with performers such as Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Among the many Motown hits Messina played on are "Dancing in the Street" (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964), "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops, 1965), Messina stopped playing guitar for 30 years after Berry Gordy took his Motown operation to Los Angeles in 1972,
Messina was the creator of an alternative music technique known as the Interval Study Method, which uses the chromatic and diatonic scales to create music. The Funk Brothers were also the subject of the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, in which Messina appeared extensively.
Личная жизнь
Мессина был женат на Джози, которая умерла в 2009 году. У супругов было двое детей: Джоэл и Дженнис. Мессина скончался 4 апреля 2022 года в возрасте 93 лет в доме своего сына в Нортвилле, штат Мичиган. Он страдал от болезни почек последние двенадцать лет своей жизни.