Dance into summer with Shaded Soul Band July 22 at 6 p.m. at Waterford Beach Park. Free concert—bring chairs, blankets and friends ...

Eddie Willis, the original Motown Funk Brother whose muted, propulsive guitar style earned him the nickname "Chank," died Monday (Aug. 20) at age 82. Eddie Willis, the original Motown Funk Brother ...

You may not know Eddie “Chank” Willis’ name, but you know his sound. The electric guitarist from the three-time Grammy Award winning Funk Brothers session band played on almost every single Motown hit ...

Quick: Think of the guitar riff that opens the Temptations hit "My Girl." Got it? Now, think: Who played it? His name was Robert White and he was a member of the Funk Brothers, the legendary house ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Messina was by all accounts, including his own, a soft-spoken guy who was happiest while playing his guitar. But as one of ...

Soul Sound Revue opens July in Waterford with Motown, funk and R&B at the Summer Concert Series.

DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A star commemorating Motown's studio band the Funk Brothers has been unveiled in the sidewalk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Thirteen members of the band, known for their background ...

Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) - In this, our second installment of the celebration of Motown, Lisa Germani sits down with Beth Griffith-Manley, daughter of legendary Funk Brother Johnny Griffith. As a ...

Joe Messina, the prolific guitarist whose work with the Funk Brothers can be heard on an array of Motown classics, died Monday, April 4, the Detroit Free Press reports. He was 93. Messina died at his ...

Surviving members include Joe Messina%2C Eddie Willis and Jack Ashford Group gained wider recognition via the film %27Standing in the Shadows of Motown%27 Valerie Simpson%2C Paul Shaffer and Ray ...