Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin
| Wah Wah Watson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melvin M. Ragin |
| Born |
December 8, 1950 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1968 – Present |
| Associated acts | Motown, Funk Brothers, Michael Jackson, Norman Whitfield, Herbie Hancock, Maxwell |
| Website | www |
Melvin Ragin (born December 8, 1950), better known by the nickname "Wah Wah Watson", is 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. He played on numerous sessions in the 1970s and 1980s for many top soul, funk and disco acts, including Herbie Hancock; he both recorded and composed songs with the Pointer Sisters.
In 1977, Watson released his first solo album, Elementary, on Columbia Records. The album was co-produced by Watson and David Rubinson.
In 1994, Watson appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time magazine.
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