Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin

Melvin Ragin (born c. 1951), 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 Detroit, Michigan, Ragin became a member of the Motown Records studio band, The Funk Brothers, where he recorded with artists like The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & The Pips, and The Supremes. He played on numerous sessions in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for many top soul, funk and disco acts, including Herbie Hancock.

In the 2000s, Ragin appeared on the albums Black Diamond (2000) by Angie Stone, the soundtrack to the film Shaft (2000), Maxwell's Now (2001), Damita Jo (2004) by Janet Jackson, and Alicia Keys' Unplugged (2005).

Selected discography

• Marvin Gaye, Let's Get It On (1973)
• Martha Reeves, Martha Reeves (1974)
• Quincy Jones, Body Heat (1974)
• Pointer Sisters, Steppin' (1975)
• Herbie Hancock, Man-Child (1975)
• Herbie Hancock, Secrets (1976)
• Labelle, Chameleon (1976)
• Rose Royce, "Car Wash" (1976)
• Eric Clapton, Slowhand (1977) - rumored
• Herbie Hancock, Mr. Hands (1978)
• Michael Jackson, Off The Wall (1979)
• Herbie Hancock, Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (1979)
• Herbie Hancock, Monster (1980)
• Blondie, "Live It Up" (1980)
• Vanessa L. Williams The Comfort Zone (1991)
• Brian McKnight, Brian McKnight (1992)
• Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Plantation Lullabies (1993)
• Maxwell, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1994)
• Herbie Hancock, Dis Is Da Drum (1994)
• Stevie Wonder, Conversation Peace (1995)
• Brian McKnight, I Remember You (1995)
• Maxwell, Now (2001)

References

• Wynn, Ron "Wah Wah Watson". Allmusic.

External links

• Official site
• Melvin Ragin at the Internet Movie Database