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Motown & Funk Brothers Guitarist, Joe Messina - FULL INTERVIEW

Joe Messina
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This interview was filmed in Detroit, MI on May 14, 2005. Joe was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio bands, The Funk Brothers. Visit us here: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/ Send inquires here: https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/Contact-Us View the entire Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage Vault Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNotO4QzIgI&list=PLpVZxNGBuqfAl6xIyyj8tWQS6i6efcK8O See the whole Backstage Interview Catalog here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNotO4QzIgI&list=PLpVZxNGBuqfAl6xIyyj8tWQS6i6efcK8O Support the Museum here : https://www.musicianshalloffame.com/donations/ Merch! - Get yours here: https://shop.musicianshalloffame.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicianshalloffame/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicianshalloffame/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhfm Trip Adviser: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55229-d621531-Reviews-Musicians_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum-Nashville_Davidson_County_Tennessee.html

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